State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 27

Current density is:

  1. a scalar quantity
  2. a vector quantity
  3. dimensionless
  4. None of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (B) a vector quantity

விளக்கம்

Current density J = I/A points in the direction of positive charge flow, so it is a vector.

  • (A) தவறு

    Wrong: current is scalar, but current density has direction.

  • (B) சரி

    Correct: current density J has magnitude and direction (A/m²).

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: it has units of A/m².

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: it is a vector.