Electrodynamics/EMF and Scalar Potential

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Comparison

Electromotive Force and Voltage are very similar beasts, and can be used interchangibly in cases. There is however a classical difference in why we use both. Generally we call the potential difference EMF (ϵ) if it is inside a generator. We use voltage if it is external to a generator.