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The relative ability of Ethane to boil depends upon the material it is compared too...

Compared to Helium, it's boiling point is relatively high.

Assuming you are comparing to a similar material such as ethanol...

The reason why it has a low boiling point in comparison to ethanol is because ethanol has a hydroxy/alcohol group which can for hydrogen bonds.

The only intermolecular force existing between ethane is dispersion forces (the weakest type of force), and therefore the melting point is much lower.

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