CONDUCTANCES OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF SODIUM OCTANOATE AT 25° AND 35° AND THE LIMITING CONDUCTANCE OF THE OCTANOATE ION

Abstract
Equivalent conductances, densities, and viscosities of aqueous solutions of sodium octanoate have been determined at 25° and 35 °C, at concentrations ranging from 0.0002 M to 2.8 M. The limiting equivalent conductances of the octanoate ion have been determined as 23.08 mhos and 29.09 mhos, at 25° and 35 °C respectively.Comparison has been made of our experimental conductances with those calculated, using the equations of Robinson–Stokes, of Falkenhagen–Leist, and of Fuoss.No evidence has been found of micelle formation in solutions of sodium octanoate.