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Explain : (A) Extensive property (B) Intensive property of a system.OR What is the difference between extensive and intensive properties?

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The properties of a system are classified as,

(A) Extensive property and 

(B) Intesive property.

(A) Extensive property : It is defined as a property of a system whose magnitude depends on the amount of matter present in the system.

Explanation :

  • More the quantity (or amount) of the matter of the system, more is the magnitude of extensive property, e.g., mass, volume, heat, energy, enthalpy, etc.
  •  The extensive properties are additive.

(B) Intensive property : It is defined as a property of a system whose magnitude is independent of the amount of matter present in the system.

Explanation :

  • Intensive property is characteristic of the system, e.g., refractive index, density, viscosity, temperature, pressure, boiling point, melting point, freezing point of a pure liquid, surface tension, etc.
  •  The intensive properties are not additive. 


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