Intensive and Extensive Properties
Intensive property: Whose value is independent of the size or extent i.e. mass of the system.
These are, e.g., pressure p and temperature T.
Extensive property: Whose value depends on the size or extent i.e. mass of the system (upper case
letters as the symbols). e.g., Volume, Mass (V, M). If mass is increased, the value of extensive
property also increases. e.g., volume V, internal energy U, enthalpy H, entropy S, etc.
Specific property: It is a special case of an intensive property. It is the value of an extensive
property per unit mass of system. (Lower case letters as symbols) eg: specific volume, density (v, ρ).