Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / ii / Paper 2 / 37B / a / Solution

An intensive quantity is unchanged when the size of a homogeneous system is scaled; temperature and pressure are examples. An extensive quantity scales in proportion to system size; volume and particle number are examples. Energy and entropy are also extensive, while chemical potential is intensive. These are intensive and extensive thermodynamic quantities.

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