Pick out the scalar quantity-

Pick out the scalar quantity- Correct Answer pressure

CONCEPT:

  • Scalar quantity: The physical quantity with magnitude and no direction is called a scalar.
    • some physical quantities can be described just by their numerical value (with their respective units) without directions (they don't have any direction).
    • The addition of these physical quantities follows the simple rules of algebra. Here, only their magnitudes are added. 
    • The force is a vector quantity
      • To fully describe the force acting upon an object, you must describe both the magnitude (size or numerical value) and the direction.
  • Velocity: It is the rate of change in the distance travelled by an object in a particular direction. It is a vector quantity.
  • Acceleration: ​It is a vector quantity because it has both magnitude and direction. 
    • when an object has positive acceleration, the acceleration occurs in the same direction as the movement of the object.
  • Pressure: It is a scalar quantity, It has a magnitude but no direction associated with it. 
    • Pressure acts in all directions at a point inside a gas.
    • At a surface of a gas, the pressure force acts perpendicular to the surface.

EXPLANATION: 

  • Pressure is a scalar quantity. Hence option 2 is the answer.

Additional Information

  • Vector: The physical quantity having both magnitudes as well as direction is called a vector.
    • Example- Force, displacements, etc

Related Questions

Given below are certain facts about distance and displacement. Choose the option which gives the correct information about the two. A. It is a scalar quantity. B. It is a vector quantity. C. It can be zero. D. It cannot be zero. E. The quantity that is scalar is either equal or greater in magnitude than the quantity that is vector.