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The electrical conductances, UV-visible absorbances, and osmotic coefficients of aqueous solutions of methyl orange, sodium 4-(4′-dimethylaminophenyldiazo)-phenylsulfonate, have been measured at 25°C. From the behavior of these quantities as a function of concentration it is concluded that the methyl orange anion is almost completely dimerized above 0.2 mM and undergoes further aggregation above 1 mM. Literature values of the osmotic coefficients of aqueous methyl orange at 50 and 60°C are fitted to the monomer-dimer equilibrium yielding values of the dimer formation constant, Kd. Extrapolation to 25°C yields an estimate of Kd=9200 at this temperature. This result is shown to be consistent with the conductance data at 25°C presented here.
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Kendrick, K.L., Gilkerson, W.R. The state of aggregation of methyl orange in water. J Solution Chem 16, 257–267 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646118
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