Methyl orange

Methyl orange
Methyl orange
Identifiers
CAS number 547-58-0 YesY
ChemSpider 16736152 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C14H14N3NaO3S
Molar mass 327.33 g/mol
Density 1.28 g/cm3, solid
Melting point

>300 °C (Not precisely defined.)

Boiling point

Decomposes.

Solubility in water Soluble in hot water
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Methyl orange is a pH indicator frequently used in titrations.

It is often used in titrations because of its clear and distinct colour change. Because it changes colour at the pH of a mid-strength acid, it is usually used in titrations for acids. Unlike a universal indicator, methyl orange does not have a full spectrum of colour change, but has a sharper end point.

Methyl orange has mutagenic properties[1].

Contents

Indicator colours

Methyl orange (pH indicator)
below pH 3.1 above pH 4.4
3.1 4.4
Methyl orange in xylene cyanol solution (pH indicator)
below pH 3.2 above pH 4.2
3.2 4.2

In a solution becoming less acidic, methyl orange moves from red to orange and finally to yellow with the reverse occurring for a solution increasing in acidity. The entire colour change occurs in acidic conditions.

In an acid it is reddish and in alkali it is yellow. Methyl orange has a pKa of 3.47 in water at 25 degrees Celsius.[2]

Methyl orange

Other Indicators

  • Modified (or screened) methyl orange, an indicator consisting of a solution of methyl orange and xylene cyanol, changes from grey to green as the solution becomes more basic.
  • A number of other common indicators are tabulated in the article on pH indicators.

See also

References

  1. ^ MSDS from ScienceLab.com, Inc. Retrieved 2011-09-24
  2. ^ Sandberg, Richard G.; Henderson, Gary H.; White, Robert D.; Eyring, Edward M. (1972). "Kinetics of acid dissociation-ion recombination of aqueous methyl orange". The Journal of Physical Chemistry 76 (26): 4023–4025. doi:10.1021/j100670a024. 

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