Which of the following statement is incorrect?

Question

Which of the following statement is incorrect? (A) Distance cannot be negative or zero. (B) Displacement can be positive, negative or zero. (C) Average speed is always positive. (D) Path length is a vector quantity whereas displacement is scalar quantity.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Statement given in option (d) is incorrect and it can be corrected as,
Path length is a scalar quantity as it has only magnitude but no direction whereas displacement has magnitude as well as direction, so displacement is vector quantity. Rest statements are correct.

Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

Distance cannot be negative or zero.

Displacement can be positive, negative or zero.

Average speed is always positive.

Path length is a vector quantity whereas displacement is scalar quantity.

Statement given in option (d) is incorrect and it can be corrected as, Path length is a scalar quantity as it has only magnitude but no direction whereas displacement has magnitude as well as direction, so displacement is vector quantity. Rest statements are correct.

Statement given in option (d) is incorrect and it can be corrected as,
Path length is a scalar quantity as it has only magnitude but no direction whereas displacement has magnitude as well as direction, so displacement is vector quantity. Rest statements are correct.