ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY (18CHE12/22)

Assignment questions
Module 3
1. What are chemical fuels? How are they classified?
2. Define the terms: (a) Calorific value of fuel, (b) Gross calorific value; (c) Net calorific value
3. Explain the experimental determination of calorific value of solid/liquid fuel using Bomb
calorimeter. (Principle, diagram, construction, working and calculation)
4. 0.75 g of coal sample (carbon 90%, H2 5% and ash 5%) was subjected to combustion in
Bomb calorimeter. Mass water taken in the calorimeter was 2.5 kg and the water equivalent
of calorimeter is 0.65 kg. The rise in temperature was found to be 3.2 C. Calculate gross and
net calorific values of the sample. Latent heat of steam =2457 kJ kg-1 and specific heat of
water = 4.187 kJ kg-1 C-1.
5. What is knocking of petrol engine? Explain its mechanism, ill effects and prevention.
6. Write short notes on: (a) Power alcohol, (b) Unleaded petrol, and (c) Biodiesel
7. What are fuel cells? How does a fuel cell differ from a battery (conventional cell)? Give their
advantages and disadvantages.
8. Describe the construction, working, and applications of CH3OH-O2 fuel cell.
9. Describe the construction, working, and applications of solid oxide fuel cell.
10. What are solar cells? Explain the construction and working of a typical PV cell.
11. What are PV cells? Mention their advantages and limitations.
12. Explain the production solar grade Si by union carbide process
Module 4
1. Define air pollution
2. Explain the sources, effects and control of carbon monoxide
3. Explain the sources, effects and control of oxides of nitrogen
4. Explain the sources, effects and control of hydrocarbons
5. Explain the sources, effects and control of oxides of sulfur
6. Explain the sources, effects and control of particulate matter
7. Explain the significance of ozone in stratosphere. Describe the causes, effects and control of
Ozone depletion.
8. Explain the mechanism of photochemical smog?
9. What are the sources, effects and control of lead pollution?
10. What are the sources, effects and control of mercury pollution?
11. Define solid waste. Give the classification of solid waste.
12. Describe the sources, characteristics and disposal methods for municipal solid waste
13. Explain sources, effects and disposal methods of biomedical waste
14. What are the causes, effects and disposal methods of e-waste?
15. Explain the sources and impurities of natural water
16. What is boiler feed water? Explain scale and sludge formation in boiler. What are the
disadvantages and preventive measures
17. Explain boiler corrosion due to dissolved O2, CO2 and MgCl2. What are the preventive
measures
18. What is sewage? What are the sources of water pollution? (w r t sewage).
19. Define BOD and COD. In COD test 27.5 cm3 and 13.2 cm3 of 0.05 N FAS solution ere
required for blank and sample titration respectively. The volume of the test sample used is 25
cm3. Calculate the COD of the sample solution.
20. Explain the determination of COD.
21. Explain primary and tertiary methods treatment of sewage of water.
22. Explain the activated sludge treatment of sewage of water.
23. What is chemical analysis of water? Explain gravimetric estimation of sulphates and
colorimetric estimation of fluorides present in a water
24. What is potable water? Describe the process of reverse osmosis process of water.
25. Explain the softening of water by ion exchange method.