This law states that the magnitude of the emf that appears in a loop is equal to the magnitude of the rate of change of the magnetic flux through the loop. If a large change in flux \(\Delta{\Phi_B}\) happens in a short time interval \(\Delta{t}\), the resulting emf has a large magnitude; if the change in flux is relatively small and happens over a long time interval, the resulting emf has a small magnitude.
Note that Equation 20-2 tells us only the magnitude of the emf, not its direction. In the following section we’ll see how the direction is determined.