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is melting point a intensive property

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Yes — for a pure substance, melting point is an intensive property.

Intensive properties do not depend on the amount of material; a given pure substance melts at the same temperature (at a fixed pressure) whether you have a gram or a kilogram. Melting point does, however, depend on external conditions and composition: it changes with pressure and is lowered/broadened by impurities or solutes (freezing-point depression).