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Answer in brief.
What are intensive properties? Explain why density is an intensive property.
Solution
- A property which is independent of the amount of matter in a system is called intensive property.
- Density is a ratio of mass to volume. Mass and volume are extensive properties. Since density is a ratio of two extensive properties, it is an intensive property. Thus, density is independent of the amount of matter present.
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