microwave: Media

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Videos

Are microwaves actually safe?
Using chemistry to understand the safety of microwave ovens.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How do microwave ovens work?
Learn about microwaves and how microwave ovens work.
Video: © MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How microwaves cook food
Learn about the discovery of microwaves and their application.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Understand how the electromagnetic spectrum helps study the celestial bodies
Astronomers use the electromagnetic spectrum to study different aspects of the Milky...
Video: Created and produced by QA International. © QA International, 2010. All rights reserved. www.qa-international.com

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Electromagnetic radiation
The electromagnetic spectrum, showing radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, visible...
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