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  • Extensive Properties: Understanding Quantity in Matter
    A physical property that depends on the amount of matter in a substance is called an extensive property.

    Here are some examples of extensive properties:

    * Mass: The amount of matter in an object.

    * Volume: The amount of space an object occupies.

    * Length: The distance between two points on an object.

    * Weight: The force of gravity acting on an object's mass.

    * Heat capacity: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by a certain amount.

    Intensive properties, on the other hand, are independent of the amount of matter. Examples include:

    * Density: Mass per unit volume.

    * Boiling point: The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

    * Melting point: The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.

    * Color: The way a substance reflects light.

    * Hardness: Resistance to scratching.

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