In a message dated 2/16/02 10:09:54 AM Pacific Standard Time,
jsg918@... writes:


> 2. The microwave frequency used by domestic microwaves corresponds
> to a ROTATIONAL transition in water, not vibrational. The
> vibrational transitions are infrared transitions.
>
>

That is very interesting to know, Thank you. I have heard many people tell
me that they "feel" an intuitive qualitative difference between water heated
in a microwave and water heated on a stove. Perhaps their intuition is not
off at that. Next time someone tells me that I will tell them that there is
a difference. Thanks again,
William
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William E. J. Isakson
Berkeley, California, USA

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