Intensive and extensive thermodynamic quantities

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Intensive and extensive thermodynamic quantities by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
An extensive quantity scales in proportion to the amount of material, while an intensive quantity is unchanged when the system is replicated. Energy, entropy, volume, and particle number are extensive; temperature, pressure, and chemical potential are intensive.

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