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Current Electricity — Physics STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 SciencePhysicsCurrent Electricity1 Mark
MCQ
Which type of a physical quantity is electric current?
  • ✓
    Scalar quantity
  • B
    Vector quantity
  • C
    Bipolar quantity
  • D
    Thermodynamic quantity
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Answer

Correct option: A.
Scalar quantity

The electric current is a scalar quantity. Laws of ordinary algebra are used to add electric currents and the law of vector algebra are not applicable.

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