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Which of the following quantities arevectors?(i) Momentum () Pressureiii) Force(iv) Velocity(3)(i), (ii), (iv)(4) (i), (iii), (iv) |
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Answer» option (d) is correct. why pressure is not a vector We can put the walls of our container anywhere inside the gas, and the force per unit area (thepressure) is the same. ... Therefore,pressure is a scalar quantity, not avector quantity. It has magnitude but no direction sense associated with it.Pressureforce acts in all directions at a point inside a gas. |
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