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.

Question: Peter removed salt to his juice one morning. The mixture became _____ dense. 
 Answer: less
If salt is added to a volume of water, there are more molecules in the same volume, so the water is denser.

Question: Dan falls from a single stair one day, then the next day falls down three stairs at once. After falling down one stair, compared to three, Dan will experience 
 Answer: less friction
Heavier objects press together with greater force, and this causes greater friction between them.

Question: If Jim decreases the size of his base, what will happen to the rate of hydroxide ion production? 
 Answer: decrease

A stronger base produces more hydroxide ions than a weaker base.