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Intensive Property

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An intensive property does not depend on how much matter is present, staying the same for any sample size.

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A cup and a gallon of milk at the same room temperature both read that same temperature on a thermometer.

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Heat and temperature are easy to conflate — hot oil in a pot holds far more heat, an extensive quantity, than one drop.

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