Now consider the effect that applying an additional voltage to the inductor will have on the current I$($t$)$I$($t$)$ already flowing through it $($imagine that the voltage is applied to end A$,$ while end B is grounded$).$ Which one of the following statements is true? The self$-$inductance LL is related to the voltage V$=$VA$$VBV$=$VA$$VB across the inductor through the equation V$($t$)=$LdI$($t$)/$dtV$($t$)=$LdI$($t$)/$dt$.$ Note that unlike the EMF, it does not have a minus sign. However, when applying Kirchhoff's rules and traversing the inductor in the direction of current flow, there will be a term $$LdI$($t$)/$dt$$LdI$($t$)/$dt$,$ just as traversing a resistor gives a term $$IR$$IR$.$