Electric current has both magnitude and direction. It is a - Vidyadip

MCQ

Electric current has both magnitude and direction. It is a

A
Vector quantity
✓
Scalar quantity
C
Tensor quantity
D
None of these

✓

Answer

Correct option: B.

Scalar quantity

b
(b)

Current is a scalar quantity.

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