electromotive force

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The electromotive force becomes the right-hand side of Equation 4.24.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Applying Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule to this circuit, we let E denote the electromotive force supplied by the voltage generator.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule states that the sum of the voltage drops across resistors, inductors, and capacitors is equal to the total electromotive force in a closed circuit.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

We thus use the name electromotive force, abbreviated emf.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The current, or amplitude of the continuous vibrations kept up in the circuit, depends upon two things: 1st, the electromotive force; 2nd, the resistance in the circuit.

From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by Bottone, S. R.