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Although force is a vector, pressure in a fluid is a:

AVector
BTensor
CSpinor
DScalar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Scalar
1. Pressure has magnitude but no direction of its own. 2. It acts perpendicular to any surface placed in it. 3. So pressure is a scalar. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 14, Fluid Mechanics._
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