24 Read each statement below carefully and state, with reasons and examples, if it is true or false:

A scalar quantity is one that

(a) Is conserved in a process

(b) Can never take negative values

(c) Must be dimensionless

(d) Does not vary from one point to another in space

(e) Has the same value for observers with different orientations of axes

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Vishal Baghel | Contributor-Level 10

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(a) Despite being a scalar quantity, energy is not conserved in elastic collisions. False

(b) Despite being a scalar quantity, the temperature can take negative values. False

(c) The total path length is a scalar quantity. Yet it has the dimension of length. False

(d) A scalar quantity such as gravitational potential can vary from one point to another point in space. False

(e) The value of a scalar does not vary for observers with different orientation of axis. True

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