Multiple choice

Electric potential is a _________.

  1. vector quantity

  2. scalar quantity

  3. Sometimes scalar quantity, sometimes vector quantity

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Electric potential is defined as the amount of work done to move a unit positive charge from infinity to a point in an electric field. It is a scalar quantity because it has magnitude but no direction.

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