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Is Electric Potential a Scalar Or a Vector Physical Quantity? - Physics

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Is electric potential a scalar or a vector physical quantity?
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Electrical potential is a 'scalar' quantity.
 
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Chapter 4: Current Electricity - Exercise 4.1 iii [Page 175]

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Frank Physics - Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Current Electricity
Exercise 4.1 iii | Q 3 | Page 175

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