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Question
Which of the following quantities is a scalar and represents the total path length covered by a particle during its motion?
Correct Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Distance is a scalar quantity that measures the total length of the path traveled by an object, regardless of its direction. Displacement, average velocity, and instantaneous velocity are all vector quantities that include direction.
Hint
Consider which quantity only has magnitude and describes the entire ground covered, not just the straight-line separation between start and end points.