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Yes, I'll give you that
> in the microwave range
No. Water's first resonance is around 1THz, in the far infrared.
> which is why tabletop microwaves use that range.
No, they use 2.4GHz because that is what the FCC lets them use. The first microwave oven used 1GHz (https://www.google.com/patents/US2480679), later increased to 3GHz (https://www.google.com/patents/US2495429). Anything in that range will work.
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Yes, I'll give you that
> in the microwave range
No. Water's first resonance is around 1THz, in the far infrared.
> which is why tabletop microwaves use that range.
No, they use 2.4GHz because that is what the FCC lets them use. The first microwave oven used 1GHz (https://www.google.com/patents/US2480679), later increased to 3GHz (https://www.google.com/patents/US2495429). Anything in that range will work.