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Faraday's law gives _____ of induced emf.

Asked in GSEB Board March 2022 · Applications and conceptual

Answer: (1) Only magnitude

Step-by-step solution

Idea: Faraday's law states that the magnitude of the induced emf equals the time rate of change of magnetic flux through the circuit: |ε| = |(dΦ)/(dt)| (multiplied by N for N turns).

It tells how large the emf is, but not which way it drives the current.

The direction comes from Lenz's law: the induced current opposes the change of flux that causes it. That is the minus sign in ε = -(dΦ)/(dt).

So Faraday's law gives only the magnitude of the induced emf.

Why the other options are wrong

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