Intensive and extensive properties Original Scenario-Based Practice

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    A deep-space prospector retrieves a pure crystalline specimen of an unknown planetary alloy from an ancient comet core and divides it into two unequal pieces, one three times larger than the other. In the ship's laboratory under uniform temperature and pressure, the prospector measures various physical properties of the two separate pieces. Which of the following properties will be identical for both fragments?

    • A) Total thermal energy stored in the crystal
    • B) Density of the crystal material
    • C) Volume occupied by the crystal
    • D) Total heat capacity of the crystal

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