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by sacrosancty 1536 days ago
But potential difference exists when there's no current drawn too. That's just more confusion.

One aspect I'd noticed is that EMF doesn't necessarily have a corresponding potential difference. Eg. a generator with the output short-circuited still has the same EMF as if it was open circuit but potential difference is zero or near-zero across any two points in its windings or circuit.