Electromagnetic Waves and Microwave Cooking – Rankers Physics
Topic: Electromagnetic Waves
Subtopic: Properties of EM Waves

Electromagnetic Waves and Microwave Cooking

Assertion (A): When cooking in microwave ovens, metal containers are used.
Reason (R): Energy of microwaves can be easily transferred to the food through metal.
 
Both (A) \(&\) (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) \(&\) (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Metal containers reflect microwaves and are not used in microwave ovens. Microwaves heat food by interacting with water molecules, not through metal. Thus, both assertion and reason are false.

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