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Extensive
In thermodynamics, an extensive quantity or parameter, or extensity, is a quantity proportional to the dimension of the system. [1] The dimension may be, generally, of:
The dimension may also be an amount of electricity, of substance, an entropy S, the functions internal energy U, enthalpy H, or free energy, F or G.
See also
● Intensive
References
1. Perrot, Pierre. (1998). A to Z of Thermodynamics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
(a) a length, l
(b) a surface, A
(c) a volume, V
The dimension may also be an amount of electricity, of substance, an entropy S, the functions internal energy U, enthalpy H, or free energy, F or G.
See also
● Intensive
References
1. Perrot, Pierre. (1998). A to Z of Thermodynamics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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