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Inductor response to low frequency and high frequency? (Help)?

Could someone please tell me how does an inductor respond to low frequency and high frequency AC voltage source? Thank you!

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Inductor Frequency Response
Inductors work by utilizing the flux field that develops around every conductor that has a current in it. If the current is AC, then the flux field expands and collapses at the AC rate. When the field collapses, it creates a counter EMF, so that EMF opposed the applied EMF. It's all a function of the circuit and the AC rate. Like waves in pool, if you do it just right you can get into sync with the waves and get them to build larger, or you can get out-of-sync and create impedance to the waves. Look it up. It's not a secret. Why can;t you look that up and get animations, detailed text, drawings, diagrams, etc? What's wrong with everyone??
An Inductor is a high impedance to high frequency signals and a low impedance to low frequency signals.
The impedance of an inductor is Zj w L where w2 pi f. Obviously, it goes up as frequency increases.

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