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Electric current is ..... ....

Electric current is ..... .

A

scalar quantity

B

vector quantity

C

derived quantity

D

simply a number

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A
scalar quantity

Consider three conductors, meeting at junction p. Here when `I_(1) and I_(2)` currents combine at point P, they always give `I_(1) + l_(2) = I` Only irrespective of angle `theta`. It means that current is a scalar quantity.
Moreover , I = `(Q)/(t)` where charge Q and time t both are scalar. Hence current is also a scalar quantity.
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