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Scalar quantity is:

Scalar quantity is: Correct Answer temperature

CONCEPT:

  • Scalar quantities: The physical quantities which have only magnitude and no direction are called scalar quantities or scalars.
  • A scalar quantity can be specified by a single number, along with the proper unit.
    • Examples: Mass, volume, density, time, temperature, electric current, etc.
  • Vector quantities: The physical quantities which have both magnitude and direction and obey the laws of vector addition are called vector quantities or vectors.
  • A vector quantity is specified by a number with a unit and its direction.
    • Examples Displacement, velocity, force, momentum, etc.

EXPLANATION:

  • Scalars are the quantities that are described by a magnitude alone. Example - Speed, Volume, Mass, Temperature.
  • Force, acceleration, velocity and  are all vector quantities.

So, Temperature is a scalar quantities.

Important Points

  • Mass is a property of a physical body. It is generally the amount of matter of an object. Since it only has magnitude and no direction, it is a scalar quantity.
  • Whereas the weight of an object is a vector quantity since its product of mass times acceleration due to gravity (W= mg), since the product of a scalar and vector quantity is always a vector. 

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