Exam 3 EC: Extensive vs Intensive

Which instrument is used to measure an intensive property?

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Ductility - the ability to be drawn out into a wire without breaking

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Ability to rust - the ability to form metal oxides (rust)

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Corrosiveness - the ability to eat away at or damage living tissue

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Malleability - the ability to be bent and forged

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Conductivity - the ability to transfer heat or electricity through something

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Hardness - the ability to resist being dented or scratched

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Reactivity - the ability of a substance to cause a chemical reaction

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Volume - the amount of space a substance takes up

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property

Melting point - the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid

• chemical property

• intensive physical property

• extensive physical property