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The mass of a material is a/an ___________.

A) chemical property
B) reactive property
C) extensive property
D) intensive property

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C) Extensive Property

An extensive property is a property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample. The mass of an object is a measure of the amount of matter that an object contains.
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The correct answer is C) Extensive property

Step-by-step explanation:

In chemistry and related fields, a property is a characteristic of a substance or element. In the case of extensive properties, these are properties that vary with the amount of the substance or the amount of matter. Mass is classified as an extensive property because this refers to the amount of matter, which increases or decreases with the amount of a substance. Moreover, extensive properties differ from intensive properties because intensive properties do not depend on the quantity of mass or material. Thus, the mass of a material is an extensive property.

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