MCQ
Electric field is a _______?
- AScalar quantity
- BVector quantity
- CTensor quantity
- DQuantity that has properties of both scalar and vector
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Answer
- Vector quantity
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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