Background Paragraph: Saturated hydrocarbons are given the general name of alkanes . The name of specific alkanes always ends in - ane . The first part of the name indicates how many carbon atoms each molecule of the alkane has. The smallest alkane is methane. It has just one carbon atom. The next largest is ethane, with two carbon atoms. The chemical formulas and properties of methane, ethane, and several other alkanes are listed in Table below . The boiling and melting points of alkanes are determined mainly by the number of carbon atoms they have. Alkanes with more carbon atoms generally have higher boiling and melting points. 
Story: Vic and Joe studied chemistry in school. Joe studied alkanes, while his friend Vic studied other acyclic hydrocarbons.
Which friend studied less about ethane gas? Which friend studied less about methane gas? Which friend studied less about saturated hydrocarbons? Which friend studied less about the boiling points of alkanes? Which friend studied less about the melting points of alkanes? Which friend studied more about ethane gas? Which friend studied more about methane gas? Which friend studied more about saturated hydrocarbons? Which friend studied more about the boiling points of alkanes? Which friend studied more about the melting points of alkanes?