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What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?

Inductance.

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  1. Admittance
  2. Inductance ✔
  3. Capacitance

Why: Inductance describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field. Coils of wire are commonly used as inductors.

Huh, didn't know that: Changing current through an inductor changes its magnetic field.

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Answer: Inductance. Inductance describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field. Coils of wire are commonly used as inductors.

  1. NCVEC 2026-2030 Technician Question Pool, T5C03 ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf
    D. Inductance
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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