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: Ian is learning about alkanes in science class and their melting and boiling points. He is given a few different alkanes try try with this test, mainly methane ethane and a third alkane that he has to test to find out what it is called Alkane C.
Given Alkane C has more carbon atoms than ethane, which will have a higher boiling/melting point, ethane or Alkane C? Which has a lower boiling/melting point, Methane or Ethane? Which has a more carbon atoms, Methane or Ethane? Which prefix means 2 carbom atoms when refering to alkanes, meth or eth? Will an alkane with a high number of carbon atoms have a higher or lower boiling/melting point than an alkane with with a low number of carbon atoms?