Who first published the results on mutual inductance?
Joseph Henry
Samuel F. B. Morse
Michael Faraday
Sir Charles Wheatstone
Answer
Michael Faraday was the first person to publish results on mutual inductance in 1831. He demonstrated that when a changing current flows through one coil, it induces a current in a nearby coil. This phenomenon is called mutual inductance, and it is the basis for many electrical devices, such as transformers and motors.
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