CONDUCTANCES OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF SODIUM HEXANOATE (SODIUM CAPROATE) AND THE LIMITING CONDUCTANCES OF THE HEXANOATE ION, AT 25 °C AND 35 °C

Abstract

The equivalent conductances, densities, and viscosities of aqueous solutions of sodium hexanoate have been determined at 25 °C and 35 °C at concentrations ranging from 0.0003 M to saturation.The limiting equivalent conductances of the hexanoate ion have been determined as 27.37 ± 0.04 mhos at 25 °C and 34.69 ± 0.05 mhos at 35 °C.The Robinson–Stokes and the Falkenhagen–Leist equations have been applied to the data. The Robinson–Stokes equation reproduces the data within 0.7 mho up to 0.5 M at 25 °C when å = 13 Å. At 35 °C the data are reproduced within 0.5 mho up to 0.05 M with å = 10 Å. The Falkenhagen–Leist equation reproduces the data at 25 °C within 0.4 mho up to 0.1 M with å = 5.5 Å. An å = 4.0 Å reproduces the 35 °C data within 0.5 mho up to 0.05 M.From the form of the conductance curves and from an estimation of the apparent molecular weight it was concluded that the hexanoate ion does not form ionic micelles.