What is the significance of the negative sign in Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction?

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    Pallavi Pathak | Contributor-Level 10

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    The negative sign in Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction is extremely significant as it gives the direction of the induced EMF. Faraday's law is based on Lenz's law which reflects the principle of conservation of energy. It says that the induced EMF always opposes the magnetic flux changes that cause it. Following is the Faraday's law equation:

      ? = ? d ? B d t

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