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Select the incorrect unit of self-inductance.

Asked in GUJCET 2016 · Self-inductance and self-induced EMF

Answer: (3) mho-second

Step-by-step solution

Idea: build the unit of L from its defining equations and compare.

From ε = L (dI)/(dt): L is measured in (V s)/A (volt second per ampere).

From Φ = LI: L is measured in (Wb)/A (weber per ampere).

Since V/A = Ω, the henry is also Ω s (ohm-second).

The mho is the reciprocal of the ohm, so mho-second is s/Ω, which is the farad, the unit of capacitance, not of inductance.

So the incorrect unit is mho-second.

Why the other options are wrong

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