Why Europe uses 240V at 50Hz but America uses 120V at 60Hx

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Why Europe uses 240V at 50Hz but America uses 120V at 60Hx

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I’m a noob at this. Let’s say I have a product rated for 240V from the UK and I bought it over to the US and just used a converter plug. Will this burn my equipment?

I know stuff from the US at 120V will definitely burn in the UK because I experienced it first hand.

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