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Q.• Prepare a chart of azodyes, colours and its application.

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Step 1. Recall what an azo dye is (section 13.7.2). An azo dye is any azo compound -- two aromatic rings joined through a -N=N- (azo) linkage, made by coupling an arene diazonium salt with a reactive aromatic partner (a phenol or an aromatic amine) -- whose extended conjugation gives it a bright, useful colour.

Step 2. Build the chart using this chapter's own named examples, plus a few further well-known azo dyes for a fuller chart. p-Hydroxyazobenzene -- orange -- made from benzenediazonium chloride + phenol (section 13.7.2's own worked example); used illustratively as the simplest azo-coupling product. p-Aminoazobenzene -- yellow -- made from benzenediazonium chloride + aniline (also section 13.7.2's own worked example); a simple aminoazo dye. Methyl orange -- yellow in base / red in acid -- an azo dye built from a diazotised sulfanilic acid coupled with N,N-dimethylaniline (the source's own 'Do you know?' aside); used as an ACID-BASE INDICATOR in titrations, changing colour over the pH range where the azo linkage's own protonation state changes. Congo red -- red/blue (a common further textbook example of a benzidine-based azo dye) -- historically used as a TEXTILE dye for cotton, and, more specifically, as a chemical indicator/stain (its colour change on contact with acid was historically used as a rough acid-detection test on fabrics). Sudan I -- orange-red (a further well-known azo dye) -- historically used as a FOOD colourant/textile and cosmetic colourant, though now restricted in food use in many countries on safety grounds.

Step 3. Present as a simple table. Name | Colour | Application: p-Hydroxyazobenzene | Orange | Illustrative coupling product (dye chemistry). p-Aminoazobenzene | Yellow | Illustrative coupling product (dye chemistry). Methyl orange | Yellow (base) / Red (acid) | Acid-base indicator. Congo red | Red / Blue (pH-dependent) | Textile (cotton) dye, historical acid-test stain. Sudan I | Orange-red | Historical food/textile/cosmetic colourant (now restricted in food).

✓Final answer

A chart of five representative azo dyes, their colour, and application: p-Hydroxyazobenzene (orange, illustrative coupling product) and p-Aminoazobenzene (yellow, illustrative coupling product) -- both this chapter's own section 13.7.2 worked examples; Methyl orange (yellow/red, pH-dependent -- acid-base indicator, the chapter's own 'Do you know?' example); Congo red (red/blue, pH-dependent -- textile dye); Sudan I (orange-red -- historical food/textile colourant).

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