Question

1. is malleability an extensive property or an intensive property? explain.

Explanation:

To determine if malleability is extensive or intensive, we recall the definitions: Extensive properties depend on the amount of matter (e.g., mass, volume), while intensive properties are independent of the amount (e.g., density, melting point). Malleability is the ability of a substance to be hammered into sheets. Whether a small or large sample of a metal (like gold) is used, its ability to be shaped (malleability) remains the same. It does not depend on how much of the substance is present.

Answer:

Malleability is an intensive property. This is because intensive properties do not depend on the amount of the substance present, and malleability (the ability to be hammered into sheets) is a characteristic of a substance that remains constant regardless of the quantity of the substance. For example, a small piece of gold and a large piece of gold both exhibit the same malleability.