electromotive force

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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

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

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.

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We thus use the name electromotive force, abbreviated emf.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Joule measured the corresponding heats of combustion, and showed that the electromotive force corresponding to a chemical reaction is proportional to the heat of combustion of the electrochemical equivalent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various