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MID-TERM EXAM
February 2022

Sub: Applied chemistry Max Marks: 30

Paper Code: BS 103 Time: 1hr

NOTE: Attempt all questions. (1X 30)

Q 1. The process of breaking bigger hydrocarbons into simpler low boiling point fractions is
called

(a) Reforming (b) Cracking (c) Refining (d) Knocking

Q 2. Following compounds have been arbitrarily assigned an octane number of zero and
hundred, respectively

(a) n-heptane and isooctane (b) n- octane and isoheptane

(c) Isooctane and n-heptane (d) n-hexadecane and 2- methylnaphthalene

Q 3. Oil gas is obtained by the cracking of

(a) Diesel oil (b) Petrol (c) Kerosene oil (d) Heavy oil

Q 4. The gas named as ‘blue gas’ is

(a) Producer gas (b) Water gas (c) CNG (d) LPG

Q 5. The catalyst used for the cracking of heavy oil is

(a) Ni or Sn oleate (b) Al2 O3 + ZrO2 + clay

(c) Co+ Th + MgO + kieselguhr (d) Pt - Al2 O3

Q 6. What will be the amount of Air by volume for complete combustion of 0.20 m3 of CH4

(a) 2.13 m3 (b) 1.80 m3 (c) 18.0 m3 (d) 1.90m3

Q 7. What will be the calorific value if 70% carbon present in the 2 Kg of the fuel.

(a) 113.12 Kcal (b) 11.312 Kcal (c) 111.12 Kcal (d) 11.112 Kcal
Q 8. 0.3 g of coal sample on Kjehldahl’s analysis gave ammonia to just neutralise 30 mL of 0.1
N H2 SO4 .What will be the percentage of nitrogen in the coal sample.

(a) 12% (b) 13% (c) 14% (d) 15%

Q 9. Presently which of the following renewable energy sources is exploited the most for power
Generation

(a) Solar Energy (b) Hydro energy (c) Wind Energy (d) Geothermal Energy

Q10. Which variety of coal is used for carbonization to be manufacturing of coke?

(a) Peat (b) Lignite (c) Bituminous (d) Anthracite

Q 11. The number of stable triple points in a Sulphur system are

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four

Q 12. The lowest freezing point attainable for a two-component system is called its

(a) Freezing point (b) Eutectic point

(c) Solidification point (d) None of the above

Q 13. Homogeneous physically distinct and mechanically separable parts of a heterogeneous

System are called

(a) Components (b) Phases (c) Degrees of freedom (d) States of the system

Q 14. The number of phases in a Pb–Ag system is

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four

Q 15. What is the degree of freedom of a mixture composed Liquid H2O, solid Br2 and
gaseous CO2, NO2?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 d) 4

Q 16. A monomer can form a polymer if its functionality is at least

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four

Q 17. The number of repeating units (n) in a polymer is called

(a) Degree of polymerization (b) Polydispersity index

(c) Molecular weight of polymer (d) Tacticity of a polymer
Q 18. The molecular weight of a polymer is expressed as
(a) Number average molecular weight Mn
(b) Weight average molecular weight Mw
(c) Both the above
(d) None of the above

Q 19. Which of the following is not a synthetic rubber

(a) Buna - S (b) Buna - N (c) Neoprene (d) cis-1, 4-polyisoprene

Q 20. Mixers, blenders and food processors are made of a high-performance engineering
thermoplastic called

(a) Flexiglass (b) Polycarbonate (c) Teflon (d) Silicone resin

Q 21. The temperature below which an amorphous polymer becomes hard, brittle and breaks like
Glass is called

(a) Glass transition temperature Tg (b) Melting temperature Tm

(c) Breaking temperature (d) Solidification temperature

Q 22. The first known conducting polymer is

(a) Polyacetylene doped with iodine (b) Polyaniline doped with HCl
(c) Polypyrrole doped with BF4 – (d) Polythiophene doped with ClO4
–

Q 23. Materials that do not completely recover their original size when the deforming force is
removed are said to exhibit

(a) Elastic deformation (b) Viscoelasticity

(c) Plastic deformation (d) None of the above

Q 24. Biodegradable polymers find use in

(a) Orthopedic fixation devices (b) Controlled drug delivery

(c) Manufacture of plastic bags (d) All of the above

Q 25. In a three-component system of phase equilibria, the maximum no. of degree of freedom
can be

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

Q 26. The number of phases present in the following system is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 27. The degree of polymerization should be calculated using

(a) Weight average molecular weight

(b) Number average molecular weight

(c) Both

(d) None

Q 28. Monomers having 2 reactive functional groups results into polymer by

(a) Graft polymerization

(b) Cross-linked polymerization

(c) Addition polymerization

(d) Condensation polymerization

Q 29. Exactly 5.0 g of a coal sample taken in covered silica crucible. After heating for exactly
7 min at 950 ± 20 °C, the residue weighed 4.528 g. Name the analysis and what will be the
percentage of this analysis.

(a) Moisture, 9.44% (b) Volatile matter 9.44 %

(c ) Moisture , 8.44 % (d) Volatile matter 8.44 %

Q 30 Which of the following fuel has the highest purity value.

(a) Peat (b).Coke

(c ) Bituminous coal (d).Anthracite coal