surface tension is a scalar quantity because it has no specific direction.
tension is a vector!(At first I thought it was a scalar too but this afternoon it was in our physics quiz,I answered scalar but I got it wrong because tension is a vector).this is the explanation:tension is the force producing such deformation.anything with force is a vector.Force always has direction.
Surface tension is a scalar quantity because it represents the force per unit length acting perpendicular to a line drawn on the surface of a liquid. It only has magnitude and no direction.
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A scalar is a magnitude that doesn't specify a direction. A vector is a magnitude where the direction is important and is specified.
tension is a vector!(At first I thought it was a scalar too but this afternoon it was in our physics quiz,I answered scalar but I got it wrong because tension is a vector).this is the explanation:tension is the force producing such deformation.anything with force is a vector.Force always has direction.
A scalar times a vector is a vector.
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Surface tension is a scalar quantity because it represents the force per unit length acting perpendicular to a line drawn on the surface of a liquid. It only has magnitude and no direction.
Yes, you can add a scalar to a vector by adding the scalar value to each component of the vector.
WEIGHT is a VECTOR quantity .. because the weight has the direction into the surface of the earth to the down effected by the gravity .. but mass is a scalar quantity like 90 kg .. so .. WEIGHT IS VECTOR ..
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When multiplying a vector by a scalar, each component of the vector is multiplied by the scalar. This operation changes the magnitude of the vector but not its direction. Similarly, dividing a vector by a scalar involves dividing each component of the vector by the scalar.
An earthquake is neither a scalar nor a vector. It is an event.
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Yes, you can multiply a vector by a scalar. The scalar will multiply each component of the vector by the same value, resulting in a new vector with each component scaled by that value.