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Pressure is a scalar quantity because...

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 to area.

C

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

D

it does not depend on the size of the area chosen.

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