Intensive vs extensive property

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Jolene Robles 2H
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Intensive vs extensive property

Postby Jolene Robles 2H » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:36 pm

Can someone remind me about the difference bewteen intensive and extensive properties and how that relates cell potential.

Spencer T
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Re: Intensive vs extensive property

Postby Spencer T » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:37 pm

An intensive property is only dependent on the type of matter in a sample, while an extensive property is dependent on the amount of matter present in the sample. Cell potential, for example, is an intensive property because it does not depend on the amount of matter present.
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Soumya 2D
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Re: Intensive vs extensive property

Postby Soumya 2D » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:38 pm

Cell potential is an intensive property, so it is only affected by temperature, not the number of moles of rxn.

Diana Alvarez 3A
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Re: Intensive vs extensive property

Postby Diana Alvarez 3A » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:40 pm

Intensive property means that it doesn't depend on the amount of substance. For example, the melting point and the cell potential E are intensive properties.

andrea guzman 1F
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Re: Intensive vs extensive property

Postby andrea guzman 1F » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:40 pm

HI intensive properties depend on the types of matter not the amount of matter. While extensive properties depend on the amount of matter. Cell potentials are an intensive property and do not rely on the amount of matter

Charlotte Norris 2K
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Re: Intensive vs extensive property

Postby Charlotte Norris 2K » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:42 pm

Extensive properties are affected by the quantity of the property/molecule being examined. Intensive properties are the same no matter how much you have of a certain solution.

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Re: Intensive vs extensive property

Postby 106062642 » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:43 pm

The total quantity of charge moved (Q), which is an extensive property related to the electrical work performed by the cell, is different from the cell potential (E cell), an intense property that represents the force behind electron flow in an electrochemical cell.


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