Vector or scalar?
Exercise and reference answers
- Items
- Item
- Electric field E
- Category
- Vector
- Item
- Coulomb force F
- Category
- Vector
- Item
- The unit vector r̂
- Category
- Vector
- Item
- Charge q
- Category
- Scalar
- Item
- The constant k
- Category
- Scalar
- Categories
- Item
- Vector
- Item
- Scalar
Explanation
Keeping the types straight prevents most sign errors in this chapter. Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 1 Electric Charges and Fields.