MCQ
Which type of a physical quantity is electric current?
- AScalar quantity
- BVector quantity
- CBipolar quantity
- DThermodynamic quantity
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Answer
- Scalar quantity
Explanation:
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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