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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–III (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2021
Subject Code:3133607 Date:19-02-2022
Subject Name:Physical Chemistry
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

Q.1 (a) Write a note on promoters.

(b) Give examples of heterogeneous catalysis in which reactants taking part are
a) Liquid b) Gaseous state.
(c) Draw TP phase diagram and explain phase, number of component and degree of
freedom for the compound having same chemical formula in every phase.

Q.2 (a) How many phases are present in each of the following system:
i. A drop of water placed in a stoppered bottle.
ii. Mixture of N2, H2 & O2.
(b) Explain adsorption theory of catalysis with examples.

(c) Explain the collision theory with limitations of it.

OR
(c) What do you mean by parallel reaction? Give examples of it and derive an
equation for it.

Q.3 (a) Write a short note on types of emulsions with example.

(b) Explain working of Daniel cell with neat diagram.
(c) What do you mean by supercritical fluids? Explain it in detail with its
applications.
OR
Q.3 (a) Write a note on promoters.
(b) Why salt bridge is important in electrochemical cell?
(c) What do you mean by critical constants? Explain Andrew Isotherm of carbon
dioxide at different temperature.

Q.4 (a) What do you mean by consecutive reaction? Give examples of it and derive an
equation for it.
(b) Draw phase diagram of sulphur system and explain only degree of freedom on
each phase.

(c) Explain measurement of Emf of an unknown cell with diagram.

OR
Q.4 (a) What do you mean by half-life of a reaction? Derive its equation for first order
reaction.
(b) Draw phase diagram of Silver-Lead system and explain only degree of freedom
on each phase.
(c) Derive an expression for ΔG, ΔH in terms of emf of the cell and temperature
coefficient of emf.

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Q.5 (a) The following data obtained for the decomposition of N2O5 in CCl4 solution at
480C,establish that this is a first order reaction:
t (mins) 10 15 20 ∞
Vol of O2 6.30 8.95 11.40 34.75
evolved
(b) Show thermodynamically that for an ideal gas Cp-Cv=R.
(c) Derive the following Gibb’s Helmholtz equation

OR
Q.5 (a) Derive mathematical expression for the rate constant of following reaction :(2A
→ Products)
(b) Derive an expression for the work done by a gas in an isothermal reversible
expansion of an ideal gas.
(c) Explain the following:
a) All spontaneous processes lead to increase the entropy of the universe.
b) Role of surface tension in bubble formation.

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