Engineering Chemistry-I

List of important topics for End semester exam

Module 1 : Water
1 Define Temporary hardness and permanent hardness.
2 Distinguish between Temporary hardness and permanent hardness.
3 Numerical on calculation of temporary and permanent hardness.
4 Numerical on EDTA method of hardness determination.
5 Explain Ion exchange method with suitable diagram and chemical reactions with regeneration.
6 Numerical on Ion exchange method.
7 Define BOD and COD.
8 Distinguish between BOD and COD.
9 Numerical on BOD/ COD
10 Write a note on following
a) Electrodialysis
b) RO
c) UF
Module 2 : Polymers
1 Define polymer and polymerization.
2 Discuss the types of polymers.
3. Explain Number average molecular weight and weight average molecular weight
4 Numerical on Mn and Mw
5 Define Glass transition temperature.
6 Write a note on conducting polymers.
7 Distinguish between Thermoplastics and Thermosetting polymers.
8 Explain following plastic fabrication process with suitable diagram
a) Compression
b) Injection
c) Transfer moulding
d) Extrusion molding
9 Write a note on
a) PMMA
b) Kevlar
10 Compare addition polymerization with Condensation polymerization

Module 3: Phase Rule

1 Define phase, component, degrees of freedom, triple point, eutectic point, condensed phase rule.
2 State and explain Gibb’s phase rule with suitable examples.
3 State the limitations of phase rule.
4 Discuss the application of phase rule to one component system.
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 Explain water as one component system.
5 Using phase rule find the number of phases, components and degrees of freedom for the following
systems at equilibrium
a) Ice water water vapour
b) A gaseous mix of nitrogen and hydrogen
c) CaCO3(s) CaO(s) + CO2(g)
d) H2O (s) H2O (l) H2O (Vap)
e) Ice water
f) Saturated solution of NaCl
g) Mixture of rhombic and monoclinic sulphur
6 What is condensed phase rule? Explain its application with the help of phase diagram to two
component lead-silver system.
7 Numerical on eutectic mixtures.

Module 4: Atomic and molecular structure

1 Define Atomic orbitals, nodes (Radial and angular nodes).
2 Define Electronic configuration, all the forms of quantum numbers.
3 Write a note on shape of s and p orbitals
4 Compare Orbit and orbitals.
5 Write a note on
a) Electronic configuration
b) Hund’s rule
c) Aufbau principal
d) Pauli’s exclusion principal
e) VBT and MOT
6 Explain LCAO with respect to following
a) s-s atomic orbitals
b) s-p atomic orbitals
c) p-p atomic orbitals
7 Differentiate between BMO and ABMO,  MO and  MO.
8 Explain rules of LCAO.
9 Why Be2 molecule does not exist?
10 With the help of MO energy level diagram for O2, CO, NO
11 Explain why O2 is paramagnetic?
12 Calculate the bond order and magnetic behaviour of CO and NO molecule.

Module 5: Aromaticity
1 Define aromaticity.
2 Describe aromatic character of Benzene.
3 State and explain Huckel’s rule
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Explain the aromatic character of benzene/ Pyrrole with respect to Huckel’s rule.
4 What are the conditions which must be satisfied for a compound to show aromaticity?
5 What are the limitations of Kekule structure of Benzene?

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