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: If the population of Mona's city has been growing recently and there are more people living there this year compared to last year, what happens to the need for resources? 
 Answer: increased need
[A]: More people need more resources.


[Q]: Question: If an item has few carbon atoms its boiling point will be 
 Answer: low
[A]: Alkanes with more carbon atoms generally have higher boiling and melting points.


[Q]: Question: If Milo is adjusting the pH of his pool and decreases it, what happens to how basic the solution in the pool is? 
 Answer: decreases
[A]:
For bases we can state the folllowing: The higher the pH of a substance, the more basic it is.