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Is it true that momentum is a vector quantity while energy is a scalar quantity?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is True,
Momentum is a vector quantity because it has both magnitude and direction, and it follows vector laws of addition, but energy is a scalar quantity. It does not have a direction, only magnitude and can be added algebraically.
 
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