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Is pressure scalar or vector?


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  1. A scalar quantity is a quantity that can be defined by its magnitude (or numerical value ) alone.
  2. Pressure is a scalar quantity because it is the ratio of the component of the force normal to the area and it is independent of the size of the area chosen.
  3. Pressure does not have any specific direction.
  4. Hence, it is a scalar quantity.

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