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A wall switch is connected to a wall outlet. A lamp is plugged into the same outlet. You turn the switch on, but the lamp stays off. Give three reasons why this might happen.
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A wall switch is connected to a wall outlet. A lamp is plugged into the same outlet. You turn the switch on, but the lamp stays off. Give three reasons why this might happen.
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a wall switch is connected to a wall outlet. A lamp is plugged into the same outlet. You turn the switch on, but the lamp stays off. Give three reasons why this might happen.
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1: only half the outlet is switched and the lamp is in the other half
2: the lamp is turned off.
3: The light bulb is burned out
4: the switch might be broken
5: the fuse might be blown
6: the electricity might be off
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