MCQ
A scalar quantity is one that
- Acan never take negative values
- Bmust be dimensionless
- Cdoes not vary from one point to another in space
- ✓has the same value for observers with different orientation of axes
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
has the same value for observers with different orientation of axes
d
Value of scalar is independent of orientation of observer.
Value of scalar is independent of orientation of observer.
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