Statement 1: Pressure is a vector quantity as it has a direction. Statement 2: Pressure is a Scalar Quantity.
Statement 2: Pressure is a Scalar Quantity.
The correct option is B Statement 1 is incorrect and 2 is correct
Consider a beaker full of water as shown →
Now assume a water molecule 'p' in its bulk, which is in equilibrium.
As all nearby molecules are trying to squeeze it [molecule at p] in, it experiences equal pressure from all sides.
Therefore the pressure on a body submerged in a fluid acts from all direction on the body.
To be more clear, now assume a 2-D place as shown, with face are = A
Now what I mean by previous statement is that the pressure on the plate is equal from all sides [considering the thickness as negligible] but the force on upper face of the plate acts vertically downwards and on lower face of the place, it acts vertically upwards.
Hence pressure does not have a direction but the force arising due to it will have a definite direction which is perpendicular to the considered surface area as Force is a vector quantity.
Statement 1 is incorrect and 2 is correct
Consider a beaker full of water as shown →
Now assume a water molecule 'p' in its bulk, which is in equilibrium.
As all nearby molecules are trying to squeeze it [molecule at p] in, it experiences equal pressure from all sides.
Therefore the pressure on a body submerged in a fluid acts from all direction on the body.
To be more clear, now assume a 2-D place as shown, with face are = A
Now what I mean by previous statement is that the pressure on the plate is equal from all sides [considering the thickness as negligible] but the force on upper face of the plate acts vertically downwards and on lower face of the place, it acts vertically upwards.
Hence pressure does not have a direction but the force arising due to it will have a definite direction which is perpendicular to the considered surface area as Force is a vector quantity.
