5 Questions
Who is generally credited with the discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831?
Michael Faraday
What mathematical description did James Clerk Maxwell provide for electromagnetic induction?
Maxwell–Faraday equation
What does Lenz's law describe in the context of electromagnetic induction?
The direction of the induced field
What did Faraday expect to happen when current started to flow in one wire around the iron ring in his first experimental demonstration?
A wave to travel through the ring and cause some electrical effect on the opposite side
What did Michael Faraday see when he connected the wire to a battery in his first experimental demonstration?
A transient current, which he called a 'wave of electricity'
Test your knowledge about the principles of electromagnetic induction, including Faraday's law, Lenz's law, and the Maxwell-Faraday equation.
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