Extensive quantity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004262",
  "term": "Extensive quantity",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A physical quantity whose value is proportional to the amount of substance or the size of the system. If a system is divided into subsystems, the value of an extensive quantity for the whole system is the sum of its values for the subsystems. Examples include mass, volume, and energy.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 7 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1986, 58, 1405. 'Recommendations for the presentation of thermodynamic and related data in biology (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1407 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658101405)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/extensive-quantity/"
}