MANIPAL INSTITIUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY, MANIPAL-576104

I SEMESTER B.Tech. DEGREE.
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (DEC. 2013)
SUBJECT: ENGG.CHEMISTRY (CHM-101)
Time: 3 Hours Date: Max. Marks: 50
NOTE: Answer any five full questions. Draw diagrams and write equations or examples
wherever necessary.
1. A. How is the fluidized bed catalytic cracking of heavy oils carried out? What are the
advantages of it over fixed bed catalytic cracking?
B. i) What is the principle of electroless plating? Describe the electroless plating of copper in
PCB manufacture.
ii) On burning 0.83 g of a solid fuel in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature of 3500 g of
water increased from 26.5 C to 29.2 C. Water equivalent of calorimeter and latent heat of
steam are 385.0 g and 587.0 cal/g respectively. If the fuel contains 0.7 % hydrogen,
calculate its gross and net calorific values.
C. Give reasons for the following;
i) Coagulents are not required in the softening of water by hot lime soda process.
ii) Cathodic metal coating should be free from cracks and holes. [4+4+2]

2. A. Describe the construction and working of lead-acid battery. Mention two of its
limitations.
B. i) A polymer whose monomer has a molecular weight of 26 has the following composition.
20 % of the molecules with D.P. = 200, 30 % of the molecules with D.P. = 300 and 50 % of
the molecules with D.P. = 500.Calculate the number average and weight average molecular
masses.
ii) Explain how the following factors affect the rate of corrosion.
a) Hydrogen overvoltage b) Nature of the corrosion product
C. i) Mention the advantages of water gas compared to producer gas.
ii) How does the structure of the polymer affect the chemical resistance and elasticity?
[4+4+2]

3. A. Explain the mixed bed demineralization of water. How is the spent bed regenerated?
B. i) The emf of Weston Cadmium cell at 298 K is 0.9647 V and its temperature coefficient
is 1.74 10-4 VK-1. Calculate G, H and S at 298 K.
ii) What are thermotropic liquid crystals? Mention the different types of thermotropic
liquid crystals. How are lyotropic liquid crystals formed?
C. i) Explain the concentration and kinetic polarization observed during electrodeposition.
ii) Why is small quantity of ethyl bromide added to petrol along with anti-knocking agent?
[4+4+2]
4. A. Explain the stress corrosion that occurs in boilers with appropriate equations. Give any two
methods to prevent it.
B. i) Give the synthesis of epoxy resins. Mention two of its important uses.
ii) What is the concentration of Cu2+ in the following cell at 298 K, if the emf is 0.61V?
Ni(s) / Ni2+(0.3188 M) Cu2+ (X) / Cu(s). Write the half cell reactions.
(ENi2+/Ni = 0.24 V and ECu2+/Cu = + 0.34 V)
C. i) Give reason: High percentage of volatile matter is undesirable in a fuel.
ii) Write the anodic and cathodic reactions of methanol-oxygen fuel cell in an acidic
medium. [4+4+2]

5. A. Describe the emulsion polymerization technique. Mention any two of its advantages over
solution and bulk techniques.
B. i) What is a standard cell? Explain the potentiometric method of measurement of emf of a
cell.
ii) What are concentration cells? The cell Sn(s) / Sn2+(0.024 M) Sn2+(X) / Sn(s) develops
an emf of 0.0216 V at 298 K. Calculate the concentration of tin ion.
C. i) Distinguish galvanic and electrochemical series.
ii) Justify the statement: Syndiotactic polystyrene has higher Tg than atactic
polyvinylchloride. [4+4+2]

6. A. What is an ion selective electrode? Derive an expression for the emf of glass electrode and
explain any two of its disadvantages.
B. i) Explain the free radical mechanism of addition polymerization of vinyl chloride.
ii) 1.0 g of a sample of coal was used for nitrogen estimation by Kjeldahls method. The
evolved ammonia was collected in 25 mL N/10 sulphuric acid. To neutralize excess acid,
10 mL of 0.2 N sodiumhydroxide was required. Determine the percentage of nitrogen in
the given sample of coal.
C. i) Why does chromium plating need a nickel undercoat?
ii) How does vulcanization of SBR differ from vulcanization of natural rubber? [4+4+2]

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