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Current have magnitude and direction but it is a scalar quantity, why?

Shrishti basu , 7 Years ago
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Soumya Ranjan Mohanty

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

All vector quantities obey

Soumya Ranjan Mohanty

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

I wrote the full answer

Gitanjali Rout

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

All vector quantities obey
IT IS A BASIC FACT

fazal hussain

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

for vectors we need magnitiude,direction as well as certain laws like addtion of vectors.current is a scalar because it does not obying vector law of addition.
 

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