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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.
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Question: Alan saw Venus through his old telescope. He then looked through his bigger, better telescope. Venus likely appears brighter through the 
 Answer: bigger telescope
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Larger telescopes can collect more light.


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Question: Lead has a _____ melting point than steel because it has more branching. 
 Answer: lower
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The more branching there is in isomers, the lower the boiling and melting points are.


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Question: If Milo adds more carbon atoms to his alkane while working in his science lab, what happens to the melting point of that alkane? 
 Answer: increases
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Alkanes with more carbon atoms have higher boiling and melting points, so some of them are solids at room temperature.