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, as it only has magnitude and no direction. It represents the force per unit length acting parallel to the surface of a liquid.
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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.
The product of a vector and a scalar is a new vector whose magnitude is the product of the magnitude of the original vector and the scalar, and whose direction remains the same as the original vector if the scalar is positive or in the opposite direction if the scalar is negative.
Surface tension is a scalar quantity, as it only has magnitude and no direction. It represents the force per unit length acting parallel to the surface of a liquid.
A scalar times a vector is a 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.
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Time is scalar