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Answer the following question.
Why are methane compounds have low melting and boiling points?
Solution
Covalent compounds have low intermolecular forces of attraction between the molecules and thus show low melting and boiling points. Since methane is also a covalent compound thus methane has very low melting and low boiling point.
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