ASSIGNMENT I & II

B. Tech. I Year
Chemistry (Common to ME, EE, CE)
KNIT, Sultanpur

1. Explain the zeolite process used for softening the hard water.
2. What is the reverse osmosis for desalination of brackish water and what are its
advantages ?
3. What is hardness of water ? Describe ion-exchange process for making softwater from
hardwater.
4. Explain the construction and working of Bomb calorimeter.
5. What is meant by calorific value of a fuel ? What is difference between gross calorific
value and net calorific value.
6. Write a detailed note on ultimate analysis of fuel .
7. What are silicones? Draw the polymer obtained by hydrolyzing dichloromethyl silicon
and give its uses.
8. Write the preparation properties and uses of :-
9. Terylene, SBR, Orlon, Nylon-6, PMMA
10. Write a note on conducting polymers and biodegradable polymers.
11. What are Grignard Reagents ? How are they prepared ? Discuss their synthetic uses.
12. With the help of molecular orbital diagram calculate the bond order of N 2, O2, O2-, CO,
NO and NO+.
13. On the basis of band theory differentiate between conductors, semiconductors and
insulators.
14. Write a note on fullerene and its applications.
15. Describe the structure of graphite and how it act as conductor of electricity.
16. What do you understand by liquid crystalline state ? Discuss the classification of liquid
crystals and write its applicatios.
17. Write a detailed note on nanomaterials.
18. Explain stoichiometric and non- stoichiometric defects in solids.
19. Discuss the principle, forms of transition, absorption, and intensity shifts, and types of
absorbtion band in UV-Visible spectroscopy and its application.
20. What are chromophoric, auxochromic groups ? Give examples.
21. Write about the instrumentation techniques involved in UV-Visible, IR and Raman
spectroscopy.
22. What are the form of vibrations in IR spectroscopy ? Illustrate with examples
23. What are basics of rotational spectroscopy, including rotational energy, rotational spectra
and its applications.
24. Discuss the simple harmonic, anharmonic oscillator vibration, energy associated with it
and the selection rules and the applications of vibrational spectroscopy.
25. What is the principle of Raman spectroscopy and its application? Discuss the Rayleigh,
Stokes and Antistokes scattering and the selection rules, and also describe the rotational
raman, vibrational raman, and rotational vibrational raman spectra of diatomic molecule.
26. What is corrosion? What are the forms of corrosion and factors which affect corrosion ?
27. What is electrochemical corrosion ? Describe its mechanism.
28. Describe any four methods of corrosion control.
29. Derive Nernst equation and its application.
30. Describe the working of lead storage battery.
31. What do you mean by terms phase, component and degree of freedom, give examples.
32. Explain the phase diagram of water system.