In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.

[Q]: Question: John was playing with alkanes in his lab. If he decreased the amount of carbon atoms in an alkane, what would happen to the boiling point of that alkane? 
 Answer: decrease?
[A]: Alkanes with more carbon atoms have higher boiling and melting points, so some of them are solids at room temperature.


[Q]: Question: Derek is diving into the ocean. The pressure at the surface will be light, and the pressure the deeper he goes will be 
 Answer: stronger
[A]: Pressure: Pressure increases with depth, but increased pressure raises the melting temperature, so melting of rock is less likely to occur at higher pressures.


[Q]: Question: If Mona is mixing some chemicals in a beaker for her science project and she adds more water to the mixture, what will happen to the amount of chemical reactions that can take place inside the beaker? 
 Answer: it will increase
[A]:
More water allows more chemical reactions.