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Is pressure a scalar or a vector ? Give reason.

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Pressure is a scalar quantity . Because at a point fluid pressure is equal in all directions . So it shows that no direction is needed to show the pressure .
Moreover `P=(F)/(A)`
It is the component of the force normal to the area under consideration and not (vector) force that appears in the numerator.
Hence,pressure is a scalar physical quantity.
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