Question

List 2 extensive properties and 3 intensive properties of a 5.0g, 1 cm3 cube of silver

Answer 1

Properties of matter can be broadly classified into two categories:

Physical properties which usually involve a change in the state of matter and Chemical properties which involve a change in the chemical composition of matter.

Now, physical properties can be further classified as:

Extensive: these depend on the amount of the substance, eg: mass, volume

Intensive: these do not depend on the amount of the substance eg: density, color, melting point, boiling point

Here we are given a 5.0 g and 1 cm3 silver cube :

Therefore:

Extensive properties are-

1) Mass of silver = 5.0 g

2) Volume of silver = 1 cm3

Intensive properties are:

1) Density of silver = mass/volume = 5.0 g/ 1 cm3 = 5.0 g/cm3

2) Melting point of silver = 962 C

3) Color = white/gray