Question

POPICS! 1-22C Is the weight of a system an extensive or intensive property?

Answer 1

Extensive property

Explanation:

The intensive properties does not depend on the amount of mass of the system or the size of the system, for example the density
`\rho` is a quantity that is already defined for the system, because the density of water is equal for a drop or for a pool of water.

In the case of extensive properties the value of them is proportional to the size or mass of the system. For example mass is an extensive property because depend on the amount of substance. Other example could be the enegy.

In the case of weigth is a quantity that depends on mass value, then weigth is an extensive property.