Is potential a vector or scalar?

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Solution

Those quantities that have magnitude alone are called scalar quantities.
Those quantities that have magnitude, as well as direction, are called vector quantities.
Potential, V is scalar and has no direction
To find the voltage due to a combination of point charges, we have to add the individual voltage as algebric numbers.
So the potential is a scalar quantity.

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