ASSIGNMENT-2 CY1001:

ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
DATE: 29th March -10th April. 2024

1. Calculate the gross calorific value and net calorific value of 2.0 m 3 gaseous fuel, when
burnt raised the temperature of 3.5 kg of water by 8.2 K. Specific heat of water is 4.2 kJ
kg-1K-1. Latent heat of steam is 2.45 kJ kg-1. The volume of water collected is 8.0 cm3.
2. Why a portion of iron sheet covered under block of wood undergoes frequent corrosion
as compared to rest portion of the iron?
3. Two different cases are described in the following diagram. In which case the rate of
corrosion is faster and why?

Anode Anode

Case - I Case - II

4. The ash formed during combustion of 5.0 gm coal sample was extracted with nitric acid
and acid extract was heated with barium nitrate solution and white precipitate was
obtained. The precipitated was filtered, dried and weighed. The weight of precipitated
was found to be 0.08 gm. Identify the element and calculate the percentage of this
element in the coal sample.
5. Why inner wall of high pressure boilers are treated with lignin/tannin? Explain the
reason.
6. Calculate the pilling Bedworth ratio and find out which of the above metal oxide coatings
will be more protective and why?

Metal Metal Molar volume of metal Oxide density Metal density

Oxide on surface (cm3) (g/cc) (g/cc)

Zr ZrO2 14.01 5.89 6.51

Sn SnO2 16.26 6.95 7.30
Ni NiO 6.58 6.67 8.91

7. A gaseous fuel has the following composition by volume. Ethane=30%; Hydrogen= 10%;
Carbon monoxide=10%; Carbon dioxide =10% and rest Nitrogen. If 15% excess of air is
used for combustion, then calculate minimum oxygen required for complete combustion
of 1m3 of fuel and also calculate composition of dry flue gas.
8. How solid fuel is converted into liquid fuel? Explain in detail.
9. A coal sample analyzed as follows: 10 g was taken in crucible (a kind of pan). After
heating for 60 mins at 100 oC, the residue weighed 9 g. The crucible was then covered
with a lid and heated exactly 7 mins at 950±20 oC. The residue weighed 6 g. The crucible
 was then heated without the cover, until a constant weight was obtained. The last residue
was found to weight 0.25 g. Calculate the percentage of volatile matter and ash in the
coal sample.
10. Calculate the water equivalent value of a bomb calorimeter using following experimental
data: Weight of benzoic acid = 2 g; weight of water= 2000 g; initial temperature= 25.0 ⁰C;
final temperature = 30.0⁰C; fuse wire correction= 25 cal; cooling correction = 0.1⁰C.
(calorific value of benzoic acid = 6325 cal/g)
11. 1.56 g of a coal was treated in Kjeldahl’s method and evolved NH3 gas was absorbed in
30 mL of 0.1 N H2SO4. After absorption, the excess acid was neutralized by 7 mL of 0.1
N NaOH. Calculate the % of N in the coal sample.
12. A bomb calorimeter experiment with 1.5 g of coal sample yields HNO 3. The heat
generated due to this acid formation is 28.58 cal. Determine the % of nitrogen in the coal
sample. (molecular weight of HNO3 is 63 and atomic weight of nitrogen is 14).
13. Calculate the GCV of a coal sample with composition: carbon= 85%, hydrogen (as
combustible form)=6%,nitrogen=2%; oxygen= 2% and moisture= 5%.Also calculate the
GCV of the above coal sample after drying at 100 oC.
14. Calculate the theoretical GCV and NCV of the following organic compound.

(Atomic weights of O=16, C=12 and H=1)

15. Which chemical reactions are responsible for knocking in gasoline engine? How MTBE
acts as anti-knocking agent?