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Unit wise Question Bank (A.Y. 2024-25, Semester-II)

Subject: Engineering Chemistry

Course Code: BSC-103-BES

Unit No.: 1

Name of Unit: Water Technology

Questio Question Marks

n No
1. What are the causes, disadvantages& preventions of scale sludge 06
formation in the boilers?
2. What are the priming and foaming? Give the causes, preventions and 04
disadvantages of in boilers
3. A zeolite softner gets exhausted on softening 4000 litres of hard water. 04
Calculate hardness of the water if the exhausted zeolite requires 10
litres of 10% NaCl solution for regeneration.
4. A water sample is not alkaline to phenolphthalein. However, 100ml of 04
water sample on titration with N/50 HCl required 16.9 ml of acid to
get methyl orange end point. Identify the type and determine the extent
of alkalinity.
5. Explain zeolite process of softening of water. Give regeneration 05
reactions, advantages and disadvantages of the process.
6. 50 ml of water sample requires 18 ml of 0.05 MEDTA during titration. 03
Whereas 50 ml of boiled water sample requires 12.5 ml of same EDTA
in the titration. Calculate total, temporary and permanent hardness of
water sample.
7. Describe Demineralization/Deionization method with figure, ion 06
exchange process and regeneration reactions for softening of hard
water.
8. Explain Reverse osmosis as membrane technique with neat labelled 05
diagram used in purification of water.
9. Explain the principle and process of electrodialysis with neat labelled 05
diagram.
10. Define hardness of water. Explain the difference types of hardness. 06
Give procedure, reactions and formulae for determination of hardness
using EDTA method.
11. Define hardness of water. Explain the difference between temporary 03
and permanent hardness along with reactions.
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Unit No.: 2

Name of Unit: Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Questio Question Marks

n No
01 Explain pH metric titration of strong acid against strong alkali, with 06
procedure, titration curve and calculations
02 Give the principle and construction with diagram of glass electrode. 06
Explain how pH of a solution can be determine using glass electrode
03 Explain the conductometric titration with reaction and titration curve 04
of Strong acid- strong base.
04 Give the diagram and working of solid-state membrane electrode. 05
How it can be used for estimation off fluoride ions.
05 What is reference electrode? Draw neat labeled diagram of calomel 03
electrode and give its cell representation.
06 What is Buffer solution? Explain the different types of buffer solutions 03
with example.
07 Define- i) Specific conductance, ii) equivalent conductance and iii) 04
molar conductance iv) Cell constant
08 Explain the conductometric titration of weak acid Vs weak base with 05
three stages and titration curve.
09 Explain any five applications of conductometry. 05
10 Explain Different type of electronic transition that occurs in an organic 06
molecule after absorbing UV radiations.
11 Give the instrumentation of UV visible spectrophotometer with block 05
diagram.
12 Define the following terms with examples 04
(i) Bathochromic shift (ii) Hypsochromic shift (iii) Auxochrome iv)
Chromophore
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Unit No.: 3

Name of Unit: Advanced Engineering Materials

Questio Question Marks

n No
1. Define functionality of monomers. Explain bifunctional and 03
trifunctional monomers with examples.
2. Differentiate between Thermoplastic and Thermosetting polymers. 03
(Give 3 points of differences)
3. What are Quantum dots? Give 2 properties and 2 applications of 04
quantum dots.
4. Explain with diagram the structure of Graphene. Give 3 properties and 06
3 applications of Graphene.
5. Explain 3 factors responsible for biodegradation of polymers. 03
6. What are nanomaterials? Classify any three on the basis of 05
dimensions. Give any two applications.
7. Define conducting polymers. What is the structural requirement for a 06
polymer to show conductive property? Give doping reactions, two
properties and two applications of conducting polymers.
8. Define polymer composites. Discuss the classification on the basis of 06
reinforcement with any two applications.
9. Discuss the different types of carbon nanotubes with respect to their 06
structure. Give any two applications of carbon nanotubes.
10. Give structure, any three properties and three applications of 05
polycarbonate.
11. What is biodegradable polymer? Explain the favorable conditions for 06
biodegradation. Give any two applications of biodegradable polymer.
12. Define polymer composites. What is the role of matrix phase in 05
composites? Give properties and applications of composites?
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Unit No.: 4

Name of Unit: Energy Sources

Questio Question Marks

n No
01 Define – Gross and net calorific value and justify the relationship 04
between GCV and NCV of the fuel.
02 Give construction, working and calculation for finding gross calorific 06
value of a solid fuel by Bomb Calorimeter
03 How calorific value of gaseous fuel is determines by using Boy’s 06
calorimeter.
04 What is Proximate analysis of coal? Mention the principle involved in 06
the analysis of each constituent. Give the significance of any one
constituent
05 Write chemical reactions for production of Biodiesel and give its 03
advantages.
06 Explain manufacturing of hydrogen gas by steam reforming of 05
methane and coke
07 What is power alcohol? Give any three merits and demerits of power 05
alcohol.
08 What is power alcohol? Give procedure for preparation of ethanol with 05
reactions. Give any two advantages of power alcohol.
09 Classify fuel on the basis of chemical reactions with examples. 03
10 Explain the construction of Lithium-Ion battery with figure. 03
11 0.2 gm coal sample on complete combustion in presence of continuous 04
oxygen supply, increased the weight of U-tube containing CaCl2 by
0.10 gm and U-tube containing KOH by 0.52 gm. Calculate % C and
% H present in the coal.
12 Give principle of Boy’s gas calorimeter. In a Boy’s gas calorimeter, a 04
gaseous fuel was burnt and the following data was obtained:
Volume of gas burnt = 0.1 m3 at STP
Weight of water heated= 10 kg
Temperature of inlet water=22°C
Temperature of outlet water=34°C
Weight of steam condensed = 0.025 kg
Calculate the gross and net calorific values of the fuel. Assume the
latent heat of water vapours formed as 587 kcal/kg.
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Unit No.: 5

Name of Unit: Corrosion and its Prevention

Questio Question Marks

n No
01 Define oxidation corrosion. Explain the general mechanism of 06
oxidation corrosion with diagram.
02 Define Wet corrosion. Explain the mechanism of wet corrosion by 05
hydrogen evolution with suitable example.
03 Explain oxygen absorption mechanism of wet corrosion with diagram 05
and reactions
04 What is Pilling Bedworth rule? Give its significance along with 03
examples
05 Give oxidation reaction involved and state the type of oxide film 03
formed on the surface of Na, Ag and Cr metals.
06 Explain any six factors affecting corrosion on the basis of nature of 06
metal.
07 Explain any four factors affecting corrosion on the basis of nature of 04
an environment.
08 What is pilling-Bedworth ratio? Give four types of oxide films formed 05
on surface of metal with suitable example.
09 What is principle of cathodic protection? Discus Sacrificial anodic 05
protection method.
10 What is principle of cathodic protection? Discus impressed current 05
protection method.
11 What is anodic cathodic and coating? Which is more protective? Why. 04
12 What is electroplating? Explain process of electroplating with figure 06
and reactions. Give any two applications.