Question

electric field is a scalar quantity or a vector quantity

Answer 1

Dear student,
Electric field is a vector quantity,
As we know force is a vector quantity
according to coulomb's law electrostatic force is attractive or repulsive in nature. so electrostatic force is also a vector quantity.
electrostatic force(F) related to electric field(E) as
F=qE .......(1)
As charge(q) is a scaler quantity
so to satisfy equation (1) electric field(E) is also a vector quantity.

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