Physics A-Level
Scalar
What Scalar means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Scalar
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Reference: AQA
Electric potential is a scalar that is positive near a positive charge and negative near a negative charge.
A physical quantity that has magnitude only, such as mass, time, speed, distance, energy or temperature.
A quantity that has magnitude only, so direction is not needed to describe it fully.
Topics that use Scalar
- Electric potential (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Scalars and vectors (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute electric potential
- Coplanar forces at a point
- Displacement
- Electric potential
- Equilibrium
- Equilibrium conditions
- Equipotential surface
- Equipotential surfaces
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