Hydrostatic pressure is a scalar quantity even though pressure is force divided by area. How?
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If we talk about hydrostatic pressure then
Consider an object inside a beaker filled with water. The pressure applied on the object will be perpendicular force / Area.
As there is not any specific direction in which pressure acts. It can act from any side.
Hence pressure is a Scaler Quantity.
Hope you get your answer.
Consider an object inside a beaker filled with water. The pressure applied on the object will be perpendicular force / Area.
As there is not any specific direction in which pressure acts. It can act from any side.
Hence pressure is a Scaler Quantity.
Hope you get your answer.
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