Question

Is the Electric field a scalar?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Electric fields are not scalars.
2. $E=k\frac{q_1{q}_2}{r^2}.\frac{\hat{r}}{\left|\hat{r}\right|}$, Where, $$\begin{gathered} \left(k=DielectricCons\tan t,q_1\&q_2=Charges,r=Dis\tan cebetweenthecharges \\ \hat{r}=DirectionofE,\left|\hat{r}\right|=Magnitudeofvector\hat{r}\right) \end{gathered}$$
3. The electric is a quantity that is measured in vectors.
4. The ratio of force per unit test charge is known as the electric field.
5. Electric field is a vector quantity since force is a vector quantity.

Hence, electric field is not a scalar.