PhET Simulation: Microwaves

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This is an interactive simulation on the topic of microwave radiation. Users adjust the frequency and amplitude of microwaves in an oven-shaped cavity and watch water molecules rotate, bounce, and behave as dipoles. They can view the microwave field as a wave, a single line of vectors, or the entire field.

This item is part of a larger and growing collection by the Physics Education Technology Project (PhET). Each PhET resource was developed using principles from physics education research.
SEE RELATED MATERIALS BELOW for an activity designed by the PhET team specifically for use with the Microwaves simulation.

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https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/microwaves

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - Electromagnetic Radiation = Electromagnetic Spectrum Oscillations & Waves - Wave Motion = Transfer of Energy in Waves Thermo & Stat Mech - First Law = Heat Transfer	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Activity = Interactive Simulation

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Mirror:: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/mi…
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2007 University of Colorado, Physics Education Technology
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Keywords:: Faraday, cavity magnetron, dielectric heating, dipole, dipole moment, electromagnetic spectrum, heat, microwave, microwave oven, microwave radiation, molecule, thermodynamics
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created November 15, 2007 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 15, 2007
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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Is Supplemented By http://phet.colorado.edu/teacher_ideas/view-contribution.php?contribution_id=538&referrer=

This is an activity consisting of five concept questions that revolve around the physics of microwaves. It was created by the PhET team to accompany the Microwaves simulation, and is intended for use in large-enrollment introductory physics courses.

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