The direction of current is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons. So does this mean current is a vector quantity? Why/why not?

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Electric current has both magnitude and direction but still it is not considered as a vector because :-

vectors obey the law of parrellogram of vectors, which the electric current does not obey. For this reason, current is a scalar quantity and not a vector.

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