Electric field is a _______
A. Scalar quantity
B. Vector quantity
C. Tensor quantity
D. Quantity that has properties of both scalar and vector
Answer:B
Electric field is a _______
A. Scalar quantity B. Vector quantity C. Tensor quantity D. Quantity that has properties of both scalar and vector
Explanation: A scalar quantity is a quantity with magnitude only but no direction. But a vector quantity possesses both magnitude and direction. An electric field has a very specific direction (away from a positive charge or towards a negative charge). Hence electric field is a vector quantity. Moreover, we have to use a vector addition for adding two electric fields.