Which of the following statements correctly describes a similarity between mass and volume?

• A. Both are extensive properties that depend on the amount of substance present.
• B. Both are measured in units of liters.
• C. Both are used to calculate the temperature of a substance.
• D. Both are intensive properties that do not change with sample size.

Answer: (A)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Understand the definitions of extensive and intensive properties: Extensive properties depend on the amount of substance present, while intensive properties do not change with sample size.
2. Recall that mass is the amount of matter in a substance and volume is the amount of space it occupies; both change when the quantity of the substance changes.
3. Recognize that both mass and volume are measured in different units: mass in grams or kilograms, and volume in liters or cubic meters, so they are not both measured in liters.
4. Note that temperature is an intensive property and is not calculated using mass or volume directly, so mass and volume are not used to calculate temperature.
5. Conclude that the correct similarity is that both mass and volume are extensive properties that depend on the amount of substance present.