Q: You are given a question or fill-in-the-blank question, two answer options (Option1 and Option2) and an Explanation. Your task is to find the correct answer (return the string of the correct option, not option1/2) for the given question from the given options and using explanation.
Question: John was looking at some chemicals in the chemistry lab. He saw that the lower the ph value was, the base became 
 Option1: Larger 
 Option2: Smaller 
 Explanation: The higher the pH value is, the stronger the base.
A:
Smaller