MATTER

Extensive Physical Properties

Extensive physical properties measure how much of an object there is in a sample size. When you increase or
decrease the amount of matter, the extensive physical properties properties change. Examples of extensive
physical properties include:

 area - amount of a two dimensional surface in a plane

 length - longest dimension of an object
 mass - the amount of matter in an object
 volume - space that a substance occupies
 weight - how heavy an object is
Intensive Physical Properties

Intensive physical properties can be measured no matter how much of an object or substance there is. They are
the same whether the sample size is very large or very small. Some examples of intensive physical properties
include:

 absorption of electromagnetism - the way a photon's energy is taken up by matter

 absorption (physical) - absorption between two forms of matter
 albedo - reflecting power of a surface
 angular momentum - the amount of rotation of an object
 brittleness - tendency of a material to break under stress
 boiling point - temperature where a liquid forms vapor
 capacitance - ability of an object to store an electrical charge
 color - hue of an object as perceived by humans
 concentration - amount of one substance in a mixture
 density - mass per unit volume of a substance
 dielectric constant - storage and dissipation of electric and magnetic energy
 ductility - ability of a substance to be stretched into a wire
 distribution - number of particles per unit volume in single-particle phase space
 efficacy - capacity to produce an effect
 elasticity - tendency of a material to return to its former shape
 electric charge - positive or negative electric charge of matter
 electrical conductivity - a material's ability to conduct electricity
 emission - spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted
 flexibility - pliability
 flow rate - amount of fluid which passes through a surface per unit time
 fluidity - flows easily
 freezing point - temperature where a liquid solidifies
 frequency - number of repetitions in a given time frame
 hardness - how resistant solid matter is to external force
 inductance - when the current changes, the conductor creates voltage
 intrinsic impedance - ratio of electric and magnetic fields in an electromagnetic wave
 intensity - power transferred per unit area
 irradiance - power of electromagnetic radiation per unit area
 location - place where something exists
 luminance - amount of light that passes through a given area
 luminescence - emission of light not resulting from heat
 luster - the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, mineral or rock
 malleability - ability to form a thin sheet by hammering or rolling a material
 magnetic moment - force that the magnet exerts on electric currents and the torque that a magnetic field
exerts on it
 melting point - temperature where a solid changes to a liquid
 momentum - product of the mass and velocity of an object
 permeability - ability of a material to support a magnetic field
 smell - scent or odor of a substance
 solubility - ability of a substance to dissolve
 specific heat - heat capacity per unit mass of a material
 temperature - numerical measure of heat and cold
 thermal conductivity - property of a material to conduct heat
 velocity - rate of change in the position of an object
 viscosity - resistance to deformation by stress