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German Lamps in the US *

Jenny and Mike, relatives of Lilly and Fred, live in the USA. Their grandmother has emigrated from Germany to the USA a long time ago. While they had been rummaging around in their granny's attic, they had found an old light bulb with the inscription 60W/230V.

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When they ask her, their granny tells them that the Germans had a supply voltage of 230V in their homes 230V, and that it wasn't 115V like in their home.

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* his taks is based on the suggestions in Wodzinski, R. & Stäudel, L. (2009). Aufgaben mit gestuften Hilfen für den PHYSIK-Unterricht. Friedrich-Verlag, S.52-55

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