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Pick out the scalar quantity from the following:

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A vector quantity needs a direction to be completely described, a scalar does not.
Updated On: Jul 16, 2026
  • Force
  • Pressure
  • Velocity
  • Acceleration
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Go through the options one by one and eliminate the vectors.

  • Force needs a direction to make sense, a push has to push somewhere, so force is a vector.
  • Velocity is speed plus a direction of travel, so it is a vector.
  • Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes, and this change also has a direction, so acceleration is a vector too.
  • That leaves pressure. Pressure is force divided by area, and at any point in a fluid it pushes equally outward in all directions, so a single magnitude fully describes it with no attached direction.

By elimination and by definition, pressure is the scalar quantity, so option B is correct.

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