Why is temperature an intensive property?
Answer: An intensive property does not depend on the size/mass of the system.
The temperature of the system is nothing but 'energy per particle' inside an object.
Therefore, the temperature does not depend on the size of the system.
Example: suppose a 10 Kg mass is at 20 degrees Celsius and we divide it into 5 Kg blocks each the temperature of each block would still be 20 degrees Celcius.
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