Question

why mass is scalar quantity and weight is vector quantity​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mass of a body is scalar quantity. Mass has only magnitude, not direction. If we consider weight it is the force experienced by the object due to its mass. Hence, weight has both the magnitude and direction.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Mass is scalar quantity because it has no direction,mass of an object is the measure of its inertia. Weight is a vector quantity because it has downward direction towards earth due to gravity, the force of attraction of the Earth on an object is known as the weight of the object.

Explanation:

Vector quantity: Vector quantity is a quantity which has magnitude with direction.

Scalar quantity: Scalar quantity is a quantity which has only magnitude.