(Question)
A: The more carbon atoms there are, the greater the number of possible arrangements of carbon atoms.  If Mona is manipulating carbon atoms in her science lab and she decreases the number of carbon atoms she has to work with, what happens to the number of possible arrangements the carbon atoms can take increase or decrease?
(Answer)
decrease


(Question)
Bigger atoms have more electrons.  Jan is taking a class where she is learning about atoms. She knows that atoms have electrons, and that atoms that are smaller have more electrons or fewer electrons?
(Answer)
fewer electrons


(Question)
Alkanes with more carbon atoms have higher boiling and melting points, so some of them are solids at room temperature.  Kathy did some experiments on two different alkanes and one of the alkanes had twice as many carbon atoms than the other. She would notice that which alkane would require a lower temperature to melt alkane with fewer carbon atoms or alkane with more carbon atoms??
(Answer)
alkane with fewer carbon atoms