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A scalar quantity is a quantity which has magnitude (size) only. Examples are distance,
mass, speed
A vector quantity is a quantity which has both magnitude and direction. Examples are
displacement, weight, velocity.
Moraa orina answered the question on April 3, 2018 at 17:28
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Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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An astronaut weighs 900 N on earth. On the moon he weighs 150 N. Calculate the moons’
gravitational strength. (Take g = 10 N/kg)(Solved)
An astronaut weighs 900 N on earth. On the moon he weighs 150 N. Calculate the moons’
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Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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of fresh water of density 1,000 kgm-3
is mixed with 100 cm3
of sea water of density
1030 kgm-3
. Calculate the density of the mixture(Solved)
100 cm3
of fresh water of density 1,000 kgm-3
is mixed with 100 cm3
of sea water of density
1030 kgm-3
. Calculate the density of the mixture
Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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50.0 g when filled with...(Solved)
The mass of an empty density bottle is 20 g. Its mass when filled with water is 40.0 g and
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1,000 kgm-3
.
Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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. Calculate the volume of 3.1
kg of the acid.(Solved)
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. Calculate the volume of 3.1
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Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- A block of glass of mass 187.5 g is 5.0 cm long, 2.0 cm thick and 7.5 cm high.
Calculate the density of the glass...(Solved)
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Calculate the density of the glass in kgm-3
.
Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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100 cm3
of fresh water of density 1,000 kgm-3
is mixed with 100 cm3
of sea water of density
1030 kgm-3
. Calculate the density of the mixture.(Solved)
Example
100 cm3
of fresh water of density 1,000 kgm-3
is mixed with 100 cm3
of sea water of density
1030 kgm-3
. Calculate the density of the mixture.
Date posted: April 3, 2018. Answers (1)
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Date posted: March 22, 2018. Answers (1)
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Date posted: March 18, 2018. Answers (1)