Distributed winding and short chording employed in AC machines will result in 

(A) increase in emf and reduction in harmonics (B) reduction in emf and increase in harmonics (C) increase in both emf and harmonics (D) reduction in both emf and harmonics

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Distributed winding and short chording employed in AC machines will result in reduction in both emf and harmonics

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