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Electric field is a _______(a) Scalar quantity(b) Vector quantity(c) Tensor quantity(d) Quantity that has properties of both scalar and vectorI have been asked this question during an online interview.The query is from Electric Field in division Charges and Fields of Physics – Class 12

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The correct answer is (b) Vector quantity

Easiest explanation: A scalar quantity is a quantity with magnitude only but no direction. But a vector quantity possesses both magnitude and direction. An ELECTRIC FIELD has a very specific direction (away from a positive charge or TOWARDS a negative charge). Hence electric field is a vector quantity. MOREOVER, we have to use a vector addition for ADDING two electric fields.



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