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 Is it true that potential energy is a vector quantity?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
Potential energy is a scalar quantity because it has a magnitude but does not have direction.
The energy stored in a  body due to its position or change in shape is known as potential energy. The standard unit of potential energy is Joule.
The correct statement would be that potential energy is a scalar quantity.
 
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