A scalar quantity is one that

  • A

    can never take negative values

  • B

    must be dimensionless

  • C

    does not vary from one point to another in space

  • D

    has the same value for observers with different orientation of axes

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$(a)$ The magnitude of a vector is always a scalar,

$(b)$ each component of a vector is always a scalar,

$(c)$ the total path length is always equal to the magnitude of the displacement vector of a particle.

$(d)$ the average speed of a particle (defined as total path length divided by the time taken to cover the path) is either greater or equal to the magnitude of average velocity of the particle over the same interval of time,

$(e)$ Three vectors not lying in a plane can never add up to give a null vector.

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