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Motion in A Plane
Question
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State for each of the following physical quantities, if it is a scalar or a vector: volume, mass, speed, acceleration, density, number of moles, velocity, angular frequency, and angular velocity. 

Answer

Volume - scalar quantity
Speed - scalar quantity
Acceleration - vector quantity
Density - scalar quantity
Number of moles - scalar quantity
Velocity - vector quantity
Angular frequency - scalar quantity
Angular velocity - vector quantity

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Name a quantity which is both scalar as well as vector.

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Pick up the odd one from the following: force, linear momentum, mass, impulse.

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Give two examples of polar vectors.