Question

Which statement desrcribes an intensive property of matter? -it is the same for every sample of a single substance -it depends on how a substance was formed -it is the same for every sample of every substances -it depends on the amount of substances present

Answer 1

Answer:

The statement which describes an intensive property of matter is - :

it is the same for every sample of a single substance.

Explanation:

• It is the same for every sample of a single substance. -:  Since a substance 's intense property does not depend on either mass or volume, it is the same for each sample of a single substance. Hence , this statement is correct .
• It depends on how a substance was formed -: Intensive property do not depend upon the amount of the substance or the formation of the sample . Therefore this statement ifs wrong about intensive property .
• It is the same for every sample of every substances -: This is not possible to be  for every sample of the substance , a every substance have different qualities. Hence this statement is also incorrect.
• it depends on the amount of substances present -:  This  is the characteristic of a extensive property of matter that relies on the amount  of the material/substance. This assertion is, therefore, not valid.

Hence , the correct option is A (it is the same for every sample of a single substance).