Which of the following is an extensive property? ?

Question

a.12 degrees F

b. 140 calories per tablespoon

c.3 miles

d. 3.58 dollars per pound

water is an example of ? a homogeneous mixture, a compound, a heterogeneous mixture, an element or something else?

Answer 1

An intensive property is a property which is an inherent characteristic of the material itself and does not depend upon the quantity of material considered.

Examples are 12 degrees F  (does not depend upon the quantity of material consideres)

12 calories per tablespoon

3.58 dollars per pound

An extensive property does depend upon the quantity of material considered.   The only one left is 3 miles and that's extensive.

Water is a compound.