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Lenz's law

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Lenz's law has definition The current induced by an electromotive force will appear in such a direction that it opposes the charge that produced it. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
is an instance of electromagnetic law

electromagnetic law has domain electromagnetism

law has discoverer 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0

theory has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
has author or reasearch group
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active

Lenz's law	has definition The current induced by an electromotive force will appear in such a direction that it opposes the charge that produced it.
Lenz's law	is an instance of electromagnetic law
electromagnetic law	has domain electromagnetism
law	has discoverer
theory	has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
	has author or reasearch group
	has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active