Pick out the two scalar quantities in the following list: Force, angular momentum, work, current,

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asked Mar 1, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8
Pick out the two scalar quantities in the following list: Force, angular momentum, work, current, linear momentum, electric field, average velocity, magnetic moment, relative velocity.

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answered Mar 1, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
selected Mar 1, 2018 by shabnam praween
 
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Work and current are scalar quantities.
Work done is given by the dot product of force and displacement. Since the dot product of two quantities is always a scalar, work is a scalar physical quantity. Current is described only by its magnitude. Its direction is not taken into account. Hence, it is a scalar quantity

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