Question

Identify the intensive property from the following:

• A. Volume
• B. Mass
• C. Enthalpy
• D. Temperature

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Temperature

Explanation for the correct answer:

Extensive properties:

• Extensive properties are those properties that depend upon the amount of substance present in the system.
• Some examples of extensive properties are internal energy, surface entropy, etc.
• The total value of an extensive property is equal to the sum of the values for the separate parts into which the system may, for convenience, be divided.

Intensive properties:

• Intensive properties are those properties that are independent of the amount of substance present in the system.
• Some examples of the intensive property are Pressure, temperature, density, surface tension, etc
• All these properties are characteristics of the substance but independent of their amount.

Option (D) Temperature

• Temperature is intensive property because it does not depend upon the amount of substance present in the system.
• Hence, Option (d) Temperature is correct.

Explanation for the incorrect answers:

Option (A) Volume

• Volume is an extensive property since it depends upon the amount of a substance.
• Hence, Option (a) volume is incorrect.

Option (B) Mass

• Mass is an extensive property since it depends upon the amount of a substance.
• Hence, Option (b) Mass is incorrect.

Option (C) Enthalpy

• Volume is an extensive property since it depends upon the amount of a substance.
• Hence, Option (c) Enthalpy is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is option (D) Temperature