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FARADAY'S LAW
Faraday's Law, discovered in 1831 by Michael
Faraday, states that the induced electromotive
force in a closed circuit is equal to the time rate of
change of the magnetic flux through the circuit.
Under Faraday's Law, electric current is induced
only if either the magnetic field is changing or the
conductor is moving. Generators, for example,
spin a coil of wire around a magnet to produce a
steady current [sources: BBC, National Academy
of Sciences, Cassidy et. al.].

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Electromagnetic Induction
There's something almost magical about magnetism.
As children, we're captivated by a magnet's ability to
affect metals like iron, nickel and cobalt without
touching them. We learn about attraction and
repulsion between magnetic poles and witness the
shape of a magnetic field formed in iron filings
surrounding a bar magnet. Physicists tell us that
electromagnetism, the force governing both electricity

and magnetism, is many times stronger than gravity. The suspension of a maglev train above its track is a

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As the name "electromagnetism" suggests, electricity and magnetism are very closely linked. This
relationship allows them to affect each other without contact, as in the maglev train example, or through
electromagnetic induction. Electromagnetic induction occurs when a circuit with an alternating current
flowing through it generates current in another circuit simply by being placed nearby. An alternating current
is the kind of electricity flowing through power lines and home wiring, as opposed to a direct current, which
we get from batteries.
How does one circuit cause a current in another without touching it, and what does any of this have to do

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electricity:
1. Every electric current has a magnetic field surrounding it.
2. Alternating currents have fluctuating magnetic fields.
3. Fluctuating magnetic fields cause currents to flow in conductors placed within them, which is also
known as Faraday's Law.
Adding these three properties together means that a changing electric current is surrounded by an
associated changing magnetic field, which in turn generates a changing electrical current in a conductor
placed within it, which has its own magnetic fieldand so on. It is the electromagnetic equivalent of nesting

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Matryoshka dolls. Thus, in the case of electromagnetic induction, placing a conductor in the magnetic field
surrounding the first current generates the second current.
Induction is the principle that makes electric motors, generators and transformers possible, as well as

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I'm sorry, "As children, we're captivated by a magnet's ability to affect metals like iron, nickel and cobalt". I'm 18 and still
amazed magnets.
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Naveen Sadasivam Anna university , kanchipuram
YOU HAVE SAID A SMALL C URRENT OF ONE VOLT?
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