Is pressure scalar?
1 Answer
Jan 17, 2018
Pressure is a scalar because it's quantity is described with a magnitude and not with a direction.
Explanation:
Scalars are quantities that are described by a numerical value.
To describe a scalar, we only need to know thier amount not their direction (e.g. temperature
• Scalar quantities are described by real numbers.
Vectors are quantities that are described by a numerical value and a direction. (e.g. velocity