Final Assessment Test - November 2016

Course: CHY1001 - Engineering Chemistry

Class NBR(s):7525 / 7539 / 7547 / 7555 Slot: C2+TC2
Time: Three Hours Max. Marks: 100

PART – A (10 X 4 = 40 Marks)

Answer ALL Questions
1. Calculate the degree of total hardness, permanent hardness and temporary hardness, if 50 mL of a water
sample consumed 18 mL of 0.01M EDTA before boiling and 7 mL of the same EDTA after boiling.
2. What are the causes of priming? How can it be avoided?
3. What is coagulation? What is the importance of coagualtion during domestic water treatment?
4. What is an electrochemical corrosion? Write a brief mechansim of possible types of electrochemical
corrosion with appropriate chemical equations.
5. Identify a methodology adopted to enhance life of duralium alloy. Give a brief account with lebel diagram.
6. What is the actual cathode in Zn-C primary cell? What is the role of graphite in it? Illustrate its structure
and working with chemical reactions.
7. Write only half cell and net cell reactions occur during charging and discharging of secondary cell in which
spongy lead is used as one of the electorde. Draw a simple sketch of the cell.
8. What is the imporatnce of corrections in the determination of GCV of a solid fuel using bomb calorimeter?
List out the various corrections need to consider while calculating GCV. Write the formaula for the
determination of GCV and NCV.
9. What is Bio-diesel? Discuss the procedure for synthesis of bio-diesel with chemical equation.
10. Write a note on bio-degradable polymers.
PART – B (5 X 12 = 60 Marks)
Answer any FIVE Questions
11. a. Illustrate the method used for softening of hard water that removes only cations. What is the role of [6]
brine water in the process. Discuss it with appropriate diagram and chemical reactions.
b. Calculate the Kg. of Lime (91% pure) and Soda (93% pure) required for one million Liters of hard [6]
water containing following impurities [Degree Clarke (0Cl)/L]: Mg(HCO3) 2 = 0.49 ; Ca(HCO3) 2 = 0.63 ;
HCO3 ---= 0.028; MgSO4 = 0.35 ; HCl = 0.14 ; KCl = 0.17. Hydrated ferrous sulphate [Fe(SO4).7H2O] was
used as a coagulant at the rate 0.21(0Cl)/L.
[At. Wt = Mg =24; H=1; C=12; O=16; S=32; Cl=35.5; Ca=40; Fe =56]
12. a. What is break-point chlorination? Explain with a suitable graph. [6]
b. Explain sacrificial anode protection and impressed current cathodic protection technique with neat [6]
diagrams.
13. a. Describe the possible corrosion occur when two different metals club together while fabrication of [6]
reactor. Draw suitable diagram with chemical equations.
b. Explain construction and working of Lithium-Thionyl chloride primary cell. How is it sueprior than an [6]
dry cell?
14. a. What is the principle of Solid oxide fuel cell? Explain construction and working of SOFC. Mention its [6]
advantages and disadvantages.
b. How will you determine calorific value of natural gas?Discuss with an appropriate figure and write [6]
formula for determination of GCV.

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15. a. What is proximate analysis? How will you find out % moisture content and % Ash content of a given [6]
sample of coal?
b. Differentiate thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics. [6]
16. a. How do you convert non-conductive poyacetylene and polyaniline into conductive polymers? [6]
b. Describe a method to determine hardness of water sample using complexometric titration? [6]
17. a. Describe the working mechanism of Nickel metal hydride battery with necessary chemical equations. [6]
b. Identify a process used for deposit tungsten on the surface of a base metal. Give a brief account with [6]
a suitable diagram.
18. a. What is ABS? Write reaction showing probable structure of repeating unit of ABS. List out any two [6]
applications of it.
b. Calculate the amount of theoretical air necessary for complete burning of One m3 of combustible gas [6]
containing following constituents: CO = 60% ; H2 =35% ; CH2=CH2 = 2% ; and remaning N2.

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