What is the core difference between self and mutual induction according to Faraday and Henry?
What is the core difference between self and mutual induction according to Faraday and Henry?
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They core difference between these two terms lies in the fact that self induction involves only one coil as compared to mutual induction involving two. In mutual induction, the change of electric current in one coil produces a magnetic field which results in generating EMF in the second coil. Whereas there is no concept of neighbouring coil in self induction and everything happens within the one coil itself.
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