Question

Are the following quantities scalar or vector?
(i) distance
(ii) speed
(iii) displacement
(iv) velocity
(v) mass
(vi) weight

Answer 1

Dear Student
(i) distance is scalar quantity.
(ii) speed is scalar quantity.
(iii) displacement is a vector
(iv) velocity is a vector
(v) mass is scalar quantity.
(vi) weight Weight is a force which is a vector and has a magnitude and direction.


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