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Pressure is which kind of physical quantity?
AScalar
BVector
CTensor
DMatrix
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Scalar
1. Only the component of force normal to the area is used.
2. The result carries a size but no direction of its own.
3. So pressure is a scalar quantity.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Physics Part II, Chapter 10, Mechanical Properties of Fluids._
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