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methyl orange

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. an orange-yellow, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 N 3 NaO 3 S, used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.


Etymology

Origin of methyl orange

First recorded in 1880–85

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When we add acid to a solution of methyl orange, the increased hydronium ion concentration shifts the equilibrium toward the nonionized red form, in accordance with Le Châtelier’s principle.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

The anion of methyl orange, In−, is yellow, and the nonionized form, HIn, is red.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

The equilibrium in a solution of the acid-base indicator methyl orange, a weak acid, can be represented by an equation in which we use HIn as a simple representation for the complex methyl orange molecule:

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Disconnect the receiver, and tint its contents with methyl orange.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

In standardizing a hydrochloric acid solution it is found that 47.26 cc. of hydrochloric acid are exactly equivalent to 1.216 grams of pure sodium carbonate, using methyl orange as an indicator.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

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