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What are intensive and extensive properties?

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Measurable properties of a system may be classified into two types i) extensive properties ii) intensive properties.
i) Extensive Properties : The properties of a system which depend on the total amount of the material present in the system are called extensive properties.
Examples: Mass (m), volume (V), internal energy (E). heat content (H). Gibbs energy (G). entropy (s). heat (v) capacity. etc. are extensive properties.
ii) Intensive properties : Properties of a system which are independent of the amount of the material in the system are called intensive properties.
Examples: Density, molar properties such as molar volume, molar entropy, molar heat capacity. surface tension(S). viscosity, specific heat, refraction index, pressure, temperature, boiling point, freezing point and vapour pressure are intensive properties.
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  • Extensive property is a property whose value depends on the quantity of size of matter present in the system. Those properties which do not depend on the quantity of size of matter present are known as intensive properties. Find out the correct match

    A
    Internal energy `to` intensive property
    B
    Pressure `to` Extensive property
    C
    Molar heat capacity `to` Extensive property
    D
    Mass `to` Intensive property
  • Assertion (A): Mass and volume are extensive properties Reason (R ): Mass/volume is also an extensive property

    A
    A and R are true, R explains A
    B
    A and R are true, R does not explain A
    C
    A is true, but R is false
    D
    A is false, but R is true
  • Which is an extensive property of the system?

    A
    Volume
    B
    Viscosity
    C
    Temperature
    D
    Refractive index
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