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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a microwave oven's shielding fails?
A)Interference with adjacent wireless signals✓
B)Magnetron output power significantly increases
C)Standing wave pattern becomes uniform
D)Reduced dielectric constant of food
💡 Explanation
Failure causes microwave leakage because diffraction allows waves to escape; this **electromagnetic interference** disrupts nearby signals beyond the enclosure, therefore, causing operational problems rather than increased internal magnetron amplification or modified wave properties.
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