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What is the difference between 'Scalar' and 'Vector' quantity?

Here are the differences between scalar and vector:

Scalar

Vector

A physical quantity which has only magnitude is known as scalar quantity.

A physical quantity which has magnitude as well as direction is known as vector quantity.

For ex: mass, length, time, work, etc.

For ex: velocity, displacement, acceleration, etc.

Scalars obey algebraic rules for the operations like addition and multiplication.

Vectors obey vector algebra for the operations like addition and multiplication.

A scalar can divide another scalar.

Two vectors can never divide each other.

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 the quantities which have magnitude only are known as scalar.eg-length etc. where as the quantities which have magnitude as well as direction are known as vector.eg acceleration etc.

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SCALAR

VECTOR

1) THOSE QUANTITIES WHICH HAVE ONLY MAGNITUDE ( SIZE = LENGTH AND BREADTH ) FOR THEIR DESCRIPTION .

THOSE QUANTITIES WHICH HAVE BOTH MAGNITUDE ( SIZE = LENGTH AND BREADTH ) AND DIRECTION FOR THEIR DESCRIPTION

2) EXAMPLE – DISTANCE , MASS , SPEED , TEMPERATURE .

EXAMPLE – DISPLACEMENT , MOMENTUM , VELOCITY , ACCELERATION , FORCE .
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