Solved question paper for CHEMISTRY May-2020 (B-TECH 1st-2nd)

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Engineering chemistry May-2020

PTU • B-TECH • Mechanical Engineering • 1st-2nd • May-2020

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  1. How many signals would you expect to see in the ¹H NMR spectrum of the following compounds?
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  2. How are salts responsible for the temporary and permanent hardness of water? Explain.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  3. State Beer-Lambert Law.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  4. What are concentration cells?
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  5. State the law of photochemical equivalence.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  6. Define Atom Economy.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  7. Why does Mg(HCO3)2 require double amount of lime for softening?
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  8. Define Molecular self Assembly.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  9. What is the importance of finger print region in IR spectroscopy?
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  10. Why does iron not rust when zinc coating is broken in a galvanized iron pipe, but rusting occurs if a coating of tin over iron is broken?
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  11. Explain any two principles of Green Chemistry with the help of examples.
    Long Answer 5 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  12. Elaborate the statement: "Microwave heating as a Greener Technology".
    Short Answer 3 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  13. Calculate the amount of lime (84% pure) required for treatment of 20,000 liters of water whose analysis is: Ca(HCO3)2 = 40.5 ppm; Mg(HCO3)2 = 36.5 ppm; MgSO4 = 30.00 ppm; CaSO4 = 34.0 ppm; CaCl2 = 27.75 ppm; NaCl = 10.00 ppm. Also calculate the temporary hardness of water.
    Long Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  14. Calculate the amount of soda (92% pure) required for treatment of 20,000 liters of water whose analysis is: Ca(HCO3)2 = 40.5 ppm; Mg(HCO3)2 = 36.5 ppm; MgSO4 = 30.00 ppm; CaSO4 = 34.0 ppm; CaCl2 = 27.75 ppm; NaCl = 10.00 ppm. Also calculate the permanent hardness of water.
    Long Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  15. What are lime and soda processes?
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  16. Compare hot and cold soda lime process for softening of hard water.
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  17. How do you distinguish between different types of transitions involved in UV-Vis spectroscopy?
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  18. How many NMR signals are observed in the spectrum of CH3COOCH3?
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  19. How many NMR signals are observed in the spectrum of CH3-CH2-CH2CH3?
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  20. How many NMR signals are observed in the spectrum of CH3O0CH3?
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  21. Draw a well labelled Jablonski diagram and explain intersystem crossing.
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  22. Draw a well labelled Jablonski diagram and explain phosphorescence.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  23. Draw a well labelled Jablonski diagram and explain fluorescence.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  24. A solution shows a transmittance of 20% when taken in a cell of 2.5 cm thickness. Calculate its concentration, if the molar absorption coefficient is 12,000 dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  25. Explain the mechanism of galvanic corrosion.
    Short Answer 2 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  26. Explain the mechanism of wet corrosion.
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  27. What are the various methods that need to be followed to control corrosion?
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  28. What are different types of polymerization reactions? Give examples.
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  29. How does molecular weight affect the properties of polymer?
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  30. Write a short note on classification of crude oil.
    Short Answer 4 Marks May-2020 • PTU B-TECH
  31. Write a short note on properties of natural gas.
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  32. Write a short note on raw material for petrochemicals.
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  33. What are self assembling materials?
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  34. Discuss mesoscale self assembly.
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  35. Discuss the potential applications of nanomaterial in coming future.
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