## Extensive Property

$\Delta S = \frac{q_{rev}}{T}$

Harmony Becerra
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### Extensive Property

Can someone please explain what an extensive property is?

Michael Torres 4I
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### Re: Extensive Property

An extensive property is one which depends on how much of something there is.

An example of an extensive property is heat capacity.

Heat capacity either consists of molar heat capacity times the amount of moles present or specific heat capacity times the amount of grams present per the substance in question.

Because heat capacity depends on the amount of substance that is present, it is an extensive property. On the other hand, specific heat capacities and molar heat capacities are unique to substances. Therefore, in comparison to heat capacity, these are intensive properties dependent on the substance itself rather than how much of it there is.

Michelle Nwufo 2G
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### Re: Extensive Property

Also, is there a correlation between state functions and extensive Properties?

Kyither Min 2K
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### Re: Extensive Property

An extensive property is something where the value changes based on the amount of something. For example, mass changes based on how much of a sample you have. Similarly, heat capacity on it's own changes based on how much of the sample you have. 10 g of a substance may take 10 joules to raise it by 1 degree Celsius but 5 g of the substance may take 5 joules to raise it by 1 degree Celsius.