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Is displacement a scalar quantity?

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A quantity that has only magnitude is a scalar quantity and a quantity that has both magnitude and direction is a vector quantity
Displacement has both magnitude and direction.
Thus, it is a vector quantity.

Final answer:

No, displacement is not a scalar quantity.

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