Question 1

Which of the following is an example of an intensive property?

Accepted Answer

Melting point

Question 2

Which property is classified as extensive?

Accepted Answer

Chemical energy

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of an intensive property?

Accepted Answer

Elemental magnesium

Question 4

Which of the following is an extensive property of a nitrogen molecule?

Accepted Answer

Reactivity

Question 5

Which property remains unchanged regardless of the amount of substance present?

Accepted Answer

Hardness

Question 6

Which of the following is a physical property that is independent of sample size?

Accepted Answer

Density

Question 7

A scientist measures the boiling point of water in different sized containers. What property is being measured?

Accepted Answer

Intensive property

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of extensive properties?

Accepted Answer

They depend on the size or amount of substance present.

Question 9

Which property would change if you cut a block of copper in half?

Accepted Answer

Volume

Question 10

Which of the following is a physical property that is dependent on the amount of substance?

Accepted Answer

Length

Question 11

If a chemist wants to identify a substance without knowing its quantity, which property should they use?

Accepted Answer

Boiling point

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a physical property?

Accepted Answer

Chemical energy

Question 13

Which property is best used to distinguish between gold and pyrite (fool's gold) in a jewelry store?

Accepted Answer

Density

Question 14

Which of the following properties would NOT change if you divided a sample into two equal parts?

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a property that is both physical and extensive?

Accepted Answer

Length

Question 16

A student measures the freezing point of water in a laboratory. What type of property is being measured?

Accepted Answer

Intensive property

Question 17

Which of the following is a property that depends on the total energy stored in a system?

Accepted Answer

Chemical energy

Question 18

Which property would NOT help you identify a substance if you only had a small sample?

Accepted Answer

Volume

Question 19

Which of the following is a property that is independent of the amount of substance and is used in forensic analysis?

Accepted Answer

Melting point

Question 20

Which of the following is an extensive property that can be measured in joules?

Accepted Answer

Chemical energy

Intensive and Extensive Properties of Matter

Study Guide - Practice Questions