Engineering chemistry Question Bank
session 2023-24
UNIT I
1. Describe fluid bed catalytic cracking with well labelled diagram. (5M)
2. Write down the significance of ultimate analysis of coal. (3M)
3. A boiler is fired with coal having following composition : C = 74%, H = 6.8%, O = 13.2%, N = 2.1%,
S = 1.0%, Ash = 2.9% Calculate :
i) Minimum volume and weight of air required for combustion of 1 kg of fuel.
ii) % composition of dry flue gas by volume if 30 % excess air is used. (8M)
4. Write short notes on.
a) Biodiesel b) Blue Green hydrogen c) Octane and Cetane number d) Knocking and chemical
constituent of fuel. (3M Each)
5. How synthetic gasoline is prepared by Fisher Tropsch process? (5M)
UNIT II
6. Explain Breakpoint chlorination with its significance (4M)
7. What are Scales & Sludges. Discuss its causes and disadvantages.
(4M)
8. Eplain Caustic Embrittlement. (3M)
9. Discuss the process of De-mineralisation with well labelled diagram. (5M)
10. I. Estimate the hardness of water sample for zeolite bed was exhausted on passing10,000 liters water
sample through it.The zeolite required 200 liters of 3.6%NaCl solution for regeneration. (3M)
II. Explain reactions and regeneration reactions in zeolite process with labelled diagram. Give its
advantages and disadvantages. (5M)
11. Write short notes on:
i. Types of Hardness (3M)
ii. Coagulation (3M)
UNIT III
12. How corrosion can be prevented by proper material selection and design? (5M)
13. Define electrochemical corrosion. Explain the process of cathodic protection by using
sacrificial anode. (5M)
14. Explain cathodic protection by using impressed current. (4M)
15. Demonstrate the nature of oxide film on Magnesium, Mg+ 1/2 O2 = MgO. Given the density of MgO = 3.65
g/cc and Mg = 1.74 g/cc. The molecular weight of MgO = 40.3 and atomic weight of Mg = 24.3. (3M)
16. Explain electrochemical corrosion by oxigen absorption mechanism. (4M)
17. Explain how nature of oxide film formed affects the corrosion. (3M)
18. Write short notes on: (3M Each)
I. Waterline corrosion
II. Pitting corrosion
III. Intergranular corrosion
IV. Stress corrosion
V. Tinning
VI. Galvanising
UNIT IV
19. What are Conducting Polymer. Give Synthesis, properties and applications of:
i. Polyacetylene (4M)
ii. Polypyrrole (4M)
20. What are biodegradable polymer? Give Synthesis, properties and applications of:
I. PLA (4M)
II. Poly-caprolactone (4M)
21. I. Define Liquid crystal polymer. Discuss any two phases of it. (4M)
II. What are LCP. Give four properties and applications of it. (4M)
22. Give properties and applications of:
i. Nano quantum dots (3M)
ii. Silicon Chips (3M)
UNIT V
23. Explain the bonding in homonuclear diatomic molecule using energy level diagram for C 2,N2 and O2 .
Also calculate bond order. (5M)
24. Draw energy level diagram for NO and HF molecule. Also calculate bond order. (5M)
25. Explain electronic transitions with diagram. (4M)
26. State and explain Beer-Lambert law with its equation. (4M)
27. A solution of thickness 2 cm transmit 40% incident light. Calculate the concentration of the solution
given that ε= 6000 dm3/mol/cm. (4M)
28. Explain fluorescence and phosphorescence with the help of Jablonski diagram. (4M)
UNIT VI
29. Write twelve principles of Green chemistry ? Explain any two principles. (4M)
30. Write short notes on. (3M Each)
I. Super critical CO2
II. DMC
III. Carbon Credit
IV. Carbon Sequestration
31. Explain the working of H2-O2 fuel cell with well labelled diagram.Write its applications. (5M)
32. Bromoethane(desired product) can be produce from the reactants ethene(ethylene) and hydrogen
bromide in addition reaction. Calculate the atom economy for this reaction.
CH2=CH2 + HBr → CH3CH2Br (3M)
33. The formation of ethene(desired product) from ethanol shows following reaction.Calculate atom
economy for this reaction. (3M)
CH3CH2OH → CH2=CH2 + H2O
(46) (28) (18)
