Previous Year Question Paper

BT-101 (GS) – Engineering Chemistry

June 2024COMMONSEMESTER-2
June 2024
Max Marks: 70
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:

Attempt any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

Differentiate between hard water and soft water. What is meant by hardness of water? Write various units to express hardness of water giving their relationship.

b)Unit 2

Discuss the following terms:

i) Blow down process

ii) Carry over

Q.2
a)Unit 2

What are sludge and scale in boilers? How are they formed? Suggest any two methods to prevent their formation.

b)Unit 2

How is water softened by Ion exchange method? Explain in details with a neat diagram.

Q.3
a)Unit 3

What is Lubrication? Give classification of lubricants.

b)Unit 3

Discuss following properties of lubricant. Giving their significance.

i) Viscosity index

ii) Pour point and cloud point

Q.4
a)Unit 4

Illustrate free radical mechanism of polymer.

b)Unit 4

Explain about Biodegradable polymers with suitable example.

Q.5
a)Unit 5

Explain water line corrosion and galvanic corrosion.

b)Unit 5

What is oxidation corrosion and how does it take place? Describe the mechanism of oxidation corrosion.

Q.6
Unit 6

What is Spectroscopy? Describe about IR spectroscopy by giving principle, instrumentation and applications.

Q.7
Unit 7

What is Periodic Table? Write trends of following in a group and in a period giving suitable reason:

i) Electro negativity

ii) Atomic size

iii) Electron affinity

Q.8
Unit 5, Unit 4, Unit 6, Unit 7

Write brief note on (Any two)

i) Phase diagram of single component systems

ii) Vulcanized rubber

iii) Electronic shifts

iv) Oxidation states