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Which is not a unit of inductance?

Asked in GUJCET 2020 · Self-inductance and self-induced EMF

Answer: (4) Wb s A⁻¹

Step-by-step solution

Idea: write inductance from its two defining relations and read off the units.

Φ=LI gives L=Φ/I: Wb A⁻¹, which is the henry, H.

ε=L(dI)/(dt) gives V=H·A s⁻¹, so H=V s A⁻¹.

Now Wb s A⁻¹=(Wb A⁻¹)×s=H s, which carries an extra second.

So Wb s A⁻¹ is not a unit of inductance.

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