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Pressure is a scalar quantity because …….

A

it is the ratio of force to area and both force and area are vectors

B

it is the ratio of the magnitude of the force normal to the area

C

it is the ratio of component of force normal to the area

D

it does not depend on the size of the area chosen

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The correct Answer is:
b,c
Force in the definition of pressure is the scale component perpendicular to the surface of
force . (Option C) `[P=(vecF)/(vecA)]`
The magnitude of component of the force is taken into consideration .Hence it has no direction .(Option B)
Hence ,pressure is a scalar quantity.
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