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Tech- Ist Sem

Assignment

Unit-I (Water)
Q1. What are the specifications of the water for drinking purpose ?
Q2. What do you understand by hardness of water? What is its cause? Distinguish
Between temporary and permanent hardness?
Q3. Explain the determination of hardness of water by EDTA Titration Method?
Q4. What are the disadvantages of hard water? How is the hard water removed by ion
Exchange method?
Q5. How is water softened by lime-soda process? Describe its types and suitable
Chemical reactions?
Q6. What is caustic embrittlement? What are the contributing factors for caustic
embrittlement.
Q7. What are the disadvantage of using hard water in boiler operation? Disuss any four
methods of disinfection of water.
Q8. Describe the following :
(a) Scales and sludge formation (Disadvantage, Removal, Prevention)
(b) Break point chlorination
(c) Boiler Corrosion
(d) Zeolite Process (Advantage & Disadvantage)

Q9. Write Comparison of Lime-Soda, ion exchange and Zeolite Processes?

Q10. Write in brief, how is water purified for drinking purpose by municipalities?
 Unit-II (Corrosion)

Q1. Define corrosion of metals. What are different types of corrosion? Explain the

electrochemical theory of wet corrosion, giving its mechanism.

Q2. Discuss the role of nature of oxide formed in oxidation corrosion. State and

explain Pilling- Bedworth rule.

Q3. What is electrode potential ? Explain mechanism of corrosion by galvnic cell

action.

Q4. What do you undersatnd by anodic sacrificial protection? How does it

function?

Q5. Write notes on :-

(a) Acid corrosion

(b) Pitting corrosion
(c) Prevention and control of corrosion
(d) Rusting of iorn
(e) Strees corrosion

Q6. Discuss the cathode protection methods from corrosion?

Q7. Discuss caustic embrittlement and its prevention?

Q8. Explain the various kind of metal coating methods?

Q9. Write in brief an impressed current method of cathodic protection?

Q10. Describe the methods of protection against corrosion?

 Unit-III (Polymer)

Q1. Define the polymer. Classify polymer on the basis of Sources.

Q2. Explain thermoplastics and thermosetting plastic. What is the difference

between Co-polymer and homopolymer?

Q3. What are the plastics? Write five properties of plastics.

Q4. Write preparation , properties and uses of LDPE, HDPE, PVC, PVA, Nylon-66,

Nylon-6, Nylon-11, and PAMMA?

Q5. What do you mean by vulcanization of rubber? Give their advantages.

Q6. Write a brief notes on:-

(a) Elastomers
(b) Plasticizers
(c) Resin/Binder
(d) Fillers/Extender
(e) Lubricants
(f) Stablizers

Q7. Write short notes on Following:

(a) Molecular weight average

(b) Weight average molecular weight
(c) Polydispersity or Heterogeneity index
(d) Glass Transition tempratures

Q8. Describe the synthesis and uses of-

(a) Styrene rubber

(b) Nitrile rubber
(c) Kevler
(d) Bakelite
(e) Butyl rubber
 (f) Neoprene rubber
(g) Silicon Rubber

Q9. What is polymerization? Discribe the types of polymerization with

mechanism.

Q10. What is conducting polymers? Describe the types of conducting polymer

 Unit-IV (Fuel)

Q1. Define the fuels. Describe and give important characteristics of good fuel?

Q2. Differentiate the characteristic of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels.

Q3. Write note on different types of coals?

Q4. What is ultimate and proximate analysis of coal? Discuss their significance.

How are ultimate and proximate analysis done?

Q5. What is the calorific value of fuel? Describe the working of bomb calorimeter

with suitable diagram.

Q6. What is the diference between gross calorific value and net calorific value?

Q7. What is carbonization of coal? Describe with diagram how coke is

manufactured by Otto- Hoffmann’s method?

Q8. Write a note on:-

(a) Synthetic petrol

(b) Cracking
(c) Octane number
(d) Knocking and anti-knocking agent
(e) Power alcohol
(f) Combustion

Q9. What is optical fiber? Describe the principal, working and its applications.

Q10.Write a brief note with its applications on :-

(a) Supperconductivity
(b) Fullerene
Q11. Define the refractory with its characterstics ? What are the raw materials

used in fire clay? Write the properties and uses of fire clay bricks.

Q12. Give the composition of portland cement with their significance. Write

reaction involved in manufacturing cement?