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Extensive property: An extensive property is the one which is dependent on the amount of the substance.

Intensive property: An intensive property is the one which is independent of the amount of the substance.

a) Mass = Extensive property, dependent on the sample size.

b) Boiling point = Intensive property, independent on the sample size.

c) Color =  Intensive property, independent on the sample size.

d) Surface area = Extensive property, dependent on the sample size.

e) Physical state =  Intensive property, independent on the sample size

f) Density =  Intensive property, independent on the sample size

g) volume = Extensive property, dependent on the sample size.

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