The statement that 'any current resulting from the potential difference induced into a conductor moving through a magnetic field must act in a direction such that its own magnetic field will oppose the motion of that conductor', is known as
A) Faraday's Law
B) Maxwell's Law
C) Law of the conservation of energy
D) Lenz's Law

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This statement is known as Lenz's Law, which is one of the fundamental laws of electromagnetic induction formulated by Heinrich Lenz in 1834. It describes the direction of the induced electromotive force (emf) and resulting current in a conductor moving through a magnetic field. The law states that the direction of the induced emf is such that it tends to oppose the change in magnetic flux that produced it. This means that the induced current creates a magnetic field that opposes the motion of the conductor.

The Statement That 'Any Current Resulting from the Potential Difference