If you put a chocolate bar in your microwave (without allowing it to rotate) spots of molten chocolate will form separated by a distance 5.00 cm that represents half a wavelength. Since microwaves are electromagnetic waves and travel at the speed of light c = 2.998 x 108 m/s , what is the frequency of the microwaves. Give your answer in GHz ( x 109) to 2 decimal places

If you put a chocolate bar in your microwave (without allowing it to rotate) spots of molten chocolate will form separated by a distance 5.00 cm that represents half a wavelength. Since microwaves are electromagnetic waves and travel at the speed of light c = 2.998 x 108 m/s , what is the frequency of the microwaves. Give your answer in GHz ( x 109) to 2 decimal places

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