Capacitor experiment, basic

But coming to the inductor charging circuit (i.e. switch closed), we can t seem to connect this too readily to any of our immediate real-life experiences. Our basic question here is — why does the charging current in the inductor circuit actually increase with time. Or equivalently, what prevents the current from being high to start with We know there is no mutually repelling charge here, as in the case of the capacitor. So why ... 

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