Inductance

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Inductance is a property of an electric circuit that opposes any change in the current flowing in that circuit. A magnetic field surrounds every electric current. According to a principle of physics known as Lenz's law, this magnetic field acts to oppose changes in the electric current. Inductance refers to the reaction of the circuit to this magnetic field opposition.

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