Background: Saturated hydrocarbons are given the general name of alkanes . The name of specific alkanes always ends in - ane . The first part of the name indicates how many carbon atoms each molecule of the alkane has. The smallest alkane is methane. It has just one carbon atom. The next largest is ethane, with two carbon atoms. The chemical formulas and properties of methane, ethane, and several other alkanes are listed in Table below . The boiling and melting points of alkanes are determined mainly by the number of carbon atoms they have. Alkanes with more carbon atoms generally have higher boiling and melting points.

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned more about saturated hydrocarbons?
Answer: Ted

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned less about saturated hydrocarbons?
Answer: Ned

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned less about methane?
Answer: Ned

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned more about methane?
Answer: Ted

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned more about ethane?
Answer: Ted

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned less about ethane?
Answer: Ned

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned less about the boiling points of alkanes?
Answer: Ned

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned more about the boiling points of alkanes?
Answer: Ted

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned more about the melting points of alkanes?
Answer: Ted

Situation: Two brothers studied chemistry in school. Ted studied alkanes, while Ned studied cycloalkanes. They both received grade A.

Question: Which brother learned less about the melting points of alkanes?
Answer: Ned

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned less about how many carbon atoms each molecule of the alkane has?
Answer: Beth

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned more about how many carbon atoms each molecule of the alkane has?
Answer: Jane

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned more about the smallest alkane?
Answer: Jane

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned less about the smallest alkane?
Answer: Beth

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned less about ethane?
Answer: Beth

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned more about ethane?
Answer: Jane

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned more about the boiling points of alkanes?
Answer: Jane

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned less about the boiling points of alkanes?
Answer: Beth

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned less about the melting points of alkanes?
Answer: Beth

Situation: Beth and Jane studied chemistry in school. However, Beth studied noble gasses while Jane decided to know more about alkanes.

Question: Which student learned more about the melting points of alkanes?
Answer: Jane

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied more about methane gas?
Answer: Vic

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied less about methane gas?
Answer: Joe

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied less about ethane gas?
Answer: Joe

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied more about ethane gas?
Answer: Vic

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied more about the melting points of alkanes?
Answer: Vic

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied less about the melting points of alkanes?
Answer: Joe

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied less about the boiling points of alkanes?
Answer: Joe

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied more about the boiling points of alkanes?
Answer: Vic

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied more about saturated hydrocarbons?
Answer: Vic

Situation: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.

Question: Which friend studied less about saturated hydrocarbons?
Answer: Joe