SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which quantity is a vector quantity?
A
Mass
B
Energy
C
Pressure
D
Momentum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -momentum, product of the mass of a particle and its velocity. Momentum is a vector quantity; i.e., it has both magnitude and direction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Momentum is the product of mass and velocity of a body. Mass is a scalar, and velocity is a vector. A vector multiplied by a scalar quantity results in a vector. So, momentum is a vector quantity, and its direction depends on that of the object’s velocity.

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