Electromotive forceUnits Type ⤴

In physics, electromotive force, or most commonly emf (seldom capitalized), voltage, or (occasionally) electromotance is "that which tends to cause current (actual electrons and ions) to flow.". More formally, emf is the external work expended per unit of charge to produce an electric potential difference across two open-circuited terminals.[2][3] The electric potential difference is created by separating positive and negative charges, thereby generating an electric field.[4][5] The created electrical potential difference drives current flow if a circuit is attached to the source of emf. When current flows, however, the voltage across the terminals of the source of emf is no longer the open-circuit value, due to voltage drops inside the device due to its internal resistance. [Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromotive_force]