What is the frequency of the microwaves in a microwave oven?

[MalcolmJoan]

What is the frequency of the microwaves in a microwave oven?

[John Bowden]

2.7GHz f = c / λ - λ = 11E-2m and c = 3E8m/s

freq = c/wavelength = 1.58 x 10^9 1.58 GHz.

frequency = (3x10^8 m/s)/(0.19 m) = 1.6 x 10^9 Hz.

Any one of these answers may be correct as it depends on many different factors which are not included in your rather silly question.

Well it is as sill as asking
"What is the best time to eat bananas"................. Oh! and the answer to that is:
"While you are still up in your tree"

John Bowden

[Jonathan Townsend]

? the idea is to heat the water - so it's the resonant frequency of water. see above for the numbers.

here's a web link for some detail:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hb ... woven.html

[Ian Kendall]

It's a spambot testing its posting rights.

[Bob Farmer]

I've met Ian Kendal and he is not a spambot. I'm not sure about Jonathan.

[Kevin Connolly]

You may want to ask Dan Rather. :blush:

[John Bowden]

I replied out of boredom

Apologies
John Bowden

[Pete McCabe]

I met Jonathan. He was not a spambot, but it was a long time ago.

[Jonathan Townsend]

Rule 35? If there's a website for it you can also find spambot postings?

[Richard Kaufman]

Thanks, Ian.