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Deffense [45]
3 years ago
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Why is current a scalar quantity?

Physics
1 answer:
Nutka1998 [239]3 years ago
5 0
Despite current has a magnitude and a direction, like vectors, it is a scalar because it doesn't obey laws of vector addition. For instance, if we  consider a junction of 90^{\circ} in a circuit, and two currents entering this junction, we know that the resultant current is just the algebraic sum of the two currents, not the vector sum, so it is not a vector quantity.
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