Is pressure a scalar or a vector? Give reason.

(A) Pressure is a scalar quantity.
Reasoning:
$1$. At any point within a fluid at rest,the pressure exerted is equal in all directions. Since it does not have a unique direction associated with it,it cannot be a vector.
$2$. Mathematically,pressure is defined as $P = \frac{F_{\perp}}{A}$,where $F_{\perp}$ is the component of the force acting normal (perpendicular) to the surface area $A$.
$3$. Although force is a vector,the pressure formula uses only the magnitude of the normal component of the force. Since pressure does not follow the laws of vector addition,it is classified as a scalar physical quantity.