Potential difference between two points in an electric field is:

a scalar quantity

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a vector quantity

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a tensor quantity

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B a scalar quantity
The electric potential (V) between two points in a electric field is a scalar quantity because it has only magnitude, direction does not matter.

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