5.2.2.b - Extensive and Intensive Properties
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Is mass an extensive or intensive property?
💡 Hint: Think about how mass changes with the amount of substance.
What about temperature?
💡 Hint: Consider if temperature changes with more substance.
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Which of the following is an extensive property?
💡 Hint: Consider which property changes with the size of the substance.
True or False: Temperature is an extensive property.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to temperature if you double the amount of substance.
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A chemical process occurs where the temperature of a gas is raised significantly while its volume stays constant. Identify and justify the types of properties regarding gas particles.
💡 Hint: Think about how properties function when there is no change in composition.
A balloon filled with helium expands in the sun. Discuss what properties of the gas are extensive and which ones are intensive when thermal energy is applied.
💡 Hint: Relate thermal energy to particle movement.
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