Multiple choice

Which of the following is a vector?

  1. Electric charge

  2. Electric potential

  3. Intensity of the electric field

  4. Electrical resistance
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Electric field intensity is a vector quantity because it has both magnitude and direction - it points in the direction a positive test charge would move. Electric charge, potential, and resistance are all scalar quantities with magnitude but no direction.

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