Electric potential is:
Correct answer: A. A scalar quantity
- A. A scalar quantity
- B. A vector quantity
- C. A dimensionless quantity
- D. Always positive quantity
Explanation
Electric potential represents energy per unit charge and does not have a direction associated with it, only a magnitude. Therefore, it is a scalar quantity, not a vector.
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