Uses of ethane:
(i) Liquified ethane is used as a fuel in automobiles.
(ii) It is used in the manufacture of organic compounds such as acetic acid, ethyl alcohol etc.
Uses of Methane:
(i) It is used on industrial scale for the preparation of hydrogen by the process of pyrolysis,
(ii) It is used in the manufacture of industrial compounds such as carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, formic acid etc.
