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list of unit and stating whether there are scalar or vector

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Units by themselves are neutral — whether a quantity is scalar or vector depends on the physical quantity, not the unit. Below are common physical quantities, their SI units, and whether the quantity is typically scalar or vector (or other):

- Distance — meter (m) — scalar
- Displacement — meter (m) — vector
- Speed — meter per second (m/s) — scalar
- Velocity — meter per second (m/s) — vector
- Acceleration — meter per second squared (m/s^2) — vector
- Mass — kilogram (kg) — scalar
- Time — second (s) — scalar
- Temperature — kelvin (K) — scalar
- Force — newton (N = kg·m/s^2) — vector
- Weight — newton (N) — vector
- Energy / Work — joule (J = N·m) — scalar
- Torque / Moment — newton-meter (N·m) — vector (pseudo-vector) — note: same units as energy but different physical nature
- Power — watt (W = J/s) — scalar
- Pressure — pascal (Pa = N/m^2) — scalar (pressure is the isotropic part of the stress tensor; stress in general is a tensor)
- Momentum — kilogram·meter/second (kg·m/s) — vector
- Angular momentum — kg·m^2/s — vector (pseudo-vector)
- Electric charge — coulomb (C) — scalar
- Electric current — ampere (A) — scalar in circuit contexts; current density J (A/m^2) is a vector
- Electric potential (voltage) — volt (V) — scalar
- Electric field — volt/meter (V/m) or N/C — vector
- Magnetic field (B) — tesla (T) — vector (pseudo-vector)
- Magnetic flux — weber (Wb) — scalar (flux is a scalar integral, orientation matters)
- Capacitance — farad (F) — scalar
- Resistance — ohm (Ω) — scalar
- Conductance — siemens (S) — scalar
- Density (mass density) — kg/m^3 — scalar
- Specific heat, specific energy, enthalpy — J/(kg·K) or J/kg etc. — scalar
- Frequency — hertz (Hz = s^-1) — scalar
- Wavelength — meter (m) — scalar
- Luminous intensity — candela (cd) — scalar
- Radiant intensity / irradiance — W/m^2 — scalar
- Stress — pascal (Pa) — tensor in general (components may be treated as scalars in 1D)

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