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State, for each of the following physical quantities, if it is a scalar or a vector. Volume, mass speed acceleration, density, number of moles, velocity, angular frequency, displacement, angular velocity.

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Volume , mass , speed , density , number of moles , angular frequency are scalars ; the rest are vect
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  • If omega_(0), omega are initial and final angular velocities theta is the angular displacement and alpha is the angular acceleration then, choose the correct statement .

    A
    `omrga^(2) = omega_(0)^(2) - 2 alpha theta`
    B
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    C
    `omega_(0)^(2) + omega^(2) + 2 alpha theta`
    D
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    A
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    B
    `omega_(0) ^(2) = omega^(2) - 22 alpha theta`
    C
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