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Summary: Microwave magnetrons work by targeting the moisture in food and applying heat to that moisture. Understand the science behind microwave magnetrons with information from a computer network administrator in this free video on technology facts.
"Hello, my name's Mark and today I'm going to talk about how microwave magnetrons work. A microwave magnetron is the core functioning component of your microwave oven. And the basics of its function is to send electrons to the food that heat the water content in the food to heat up your food. the process begins with an electrical current that's sent to the cathode with a filament. And you have the cathode and the anode on separate sides and the current that passes from one to the other generates the heat and of course the process heats up and continues. The cathode and the electrons are both negatively charged and the anode is positively charged. So the transfer of that charge is what heats up the water particles in your food. And that's how microwave magnetrons work."
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