Which of the following quantities is a scalar quantity?

Distance

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Displacement

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Velocity

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Acceleration

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Solution

The correct option is A
Distance

Distance is a scalar quantity since it doesn't have a direction.

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Which of the following quantities is a scalar quantity?

The correct option is A Distance Distance is a scalar quantity since it doesn't have a direction.

The correct option is A
Distance

Distance is a scalar quantity since it doesn't have a direction.