CY3151 Engineering Chemistry

UNIT – III Phase Rule & Composites

Question Bank

Part – A

1. State Phase rule.

2. Define the terms: Phase, Component and Degree of Freedom.
3. How many phases and components are present in the following system?
(i) CaCO3(s) ↔ CaO(s) + CO2 (g)
(ii) NH4 Cl(s) ↔ NH3(g) + HCl(g)
(iii) PCl5(s) ↔ PCl3(l) + Cl2(g)
4. How many phases are involved in the following systems?
a) Mixture of Rhombic and Monoclinic Sulphur (b) Emulsion of oil in water
c) Triple point of water system (d) Salt Solution.
5. What is phase diagram? Mention its types.
6. What is metastable equilibrium?
7. What is super cooled water?
8. Write a short note on condensed phase rule.
9. What is eutectic point and triple point?
10. Mention any three uses of phase rule.
11. Define composite.
12. What are whiskers?
13. Mention the needs of composites.
14. What is matrix phase and dispersed phase in a composite?
15. What are hybrid composites?

Part – B
1) State phase rule and explain the terms involved in it with examples.
2) With a neat diagram explain one component – water system.
3) Explain the two component Lead-Silver system with a neat diagram and discuss
Pattinson process.
4) Explain the construction of simple eutectic system using thermal analysis/cooling curve.
5) Explain the various constituents of composites with examples.
6) What are the types and characteristics of FRP?