Definitely current is a SCALAR. Current density, of course, is a vector quantity
Current = charge / time
Both charge and time are scalars
Current density = current / area
Here area is a vector quantity
Hence scalar product of current density and area give scalar quantity i.e. current.
So electric current is a scalar
Of course we assign +ve and -ve sign to currents. It is not because of direction as we do incase of vectors. But it is only algebraic sign.
current is vector or scalar
Electric current is a scalar.
scalar lol
Vector is NOT a scalar. The two (vector and scalar) are different things. A vector is a quantity (measurement) in which a direction is important. A scalar is a quantity in which a direction is NOT important.
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current is vector or scalar
It depends upon the condition.But basically, to be a vector, the physical quantities needs to follow vector algebra.but current dos not follow it so it is scalar quantity.
Electric current is a scalar.
scalar lol
scalar. although current has magnitude(1A,20A,5A etc) and direction but it does not follow vbector laws. hence it is a scalar quantity
the current has a magnetude and phase angle or a phasor which in polar form
A scalar times a vector is a vector.
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Vector is NOT a scalar. The two (vector and scalar) are different things. A vector is a quantity (measurement) in which a direction is important. A scalar is a quantity in which a direction is NOT important.
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scalar direction is a vector quantity
Yes this happens in case of area. Usually area is a scalar quantity. But we provide the direction of course perpendicular to its plane area we make it as a vector. Same way though electric current is not a vector it is sensed as vector as we put along with length of conductor. I is scalar but Idl is vector.