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Class : I year
Semester : II
CY6251 : ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY - II
UNIT – I
Part - A (2 marks)
1) Distinguish between soft water and demineralised water.
2) How is the exhausted zeolite softener bed regenerated?
3) Name an internal treatment method used for high pressure boiler and explain.
4) How is hardness of water detected? (or)Give the test to detect hardness of water.
5) What is calgon? How does it function in water treatment?
6) What do you mean by hardness of water? How is it classified?
7) What is caustic embrittlement? How can it be avoided?
8) How the hardness of water is expressed? What are the units practiced for expressing hardness
of water?
9) What is reverse osmosis? Mention some of its advantages.
10) What are ion-exchange resins?
11) Phosphate conditioning treatment prevents scale formation in boilers. Give reason.

Part – B (16 marks)

1) (i) Describe the methods of internal treatment of boiler water. (8)
(ii).What are ion exchange resins? How are they useful in removing hardness of water? (8)
2) (i) Explain in detail:
(1) Scales and sludges
(2) Caustic embrittlement. (8)
(ii) What is desalination? Explain one method of desalination in detail. (8)
3) (i) Describe demineralization process with its advantages. (8)
(ii) How is scale formed in boilers? What are its drawbacks? (8)
4) (i) How is the temporary and permanent hardness of water determined? (8)
(ii) Explain the softening of water by zeolite process. (8)
5) (i) Explain the problems associated with the use of hard water in boilers. (8)
(ii) Write a short note on Priming and foaming. (8)
6) (i) What are boiler troubles? How are they caused? Suggest steps to minimize the boiler
troubles. (16)

UNIT – II
Part - A (2 marks)
1) Write the effect of pH of the conducting medium on corrosion of metals.
2) What is the principle involved in impressed cathodic current method of prevention of
corrosion?
3) Explain Galvanic corrosion with an example.
4) What is the significance of electrochemical series? Mention any two uses.
5) State Pilling Bedworth rule. Name two metals in which the specific volumes of their oxides
are greater than that of the metals.
6) What is rust? What is its chemical formula?
7) What is electroless plating?
8) What is a Galvanic cell?
9) Define standard electrode potential.
10) Explain decarburization.
11) Define EMF of an electrochemical cell.
12) Define electrode potential.
13) What is corrosion? What are its types?
14) Define hydrogen embrittlement.

Part – B (16 marks)

1) (i) Explain chemical corrosion. Also explain the intensity of corrosion varying with the
nature of oxide layer formation over metal. (6)
(ii) What is paint? What are the constituents of paint and their functions? (10)
2) (i) What is differential aeration corrosion? Write its mechanism. Give any illustrations that
show differential corrosion. (6)
(ii) Discuss the various types of metallic coatings explaining the method of coatings. (10)
3) (i).Distinguish between electrochemical and electrolytic cell (8)
(ii) What is electroless plating? Write a short note on electroless nickel plating and discuss its
applications. (8)
4) (i) Explain inhibition of corrosion by sacrificial anodic protection and impressed current
cathodic methods. (12)
(ii) Discuss the mechanism of drying of oil paint. (4)
5) (i) Distinguish between chemical and electrochemical corrosion. (8)
(ii) Explain any two types of corrosion briefly. (8)
6) (i) State and also explain the various factors that influence the rate of corrosion. (8)
(ii) Discuss the different methods of corrosion control in brief and explain any one method of
cathodic protection in detail, with a suitable diagram. (8)
7) (i) Describe the construction and working of a galvanic cell. (8)
(ii) Explain the determination of single electrode potential. (8)
8) (i) Write a note on surface preparation for metallic coating. (6)
(ii) How will you distinguish between electroplating and electroless plating? Write a detailed
account on the activation of surface, overall reaction, electroless plating and favourable
conditions of Nickel. (10)
9) What is an electrochemical series? What are its uses? (16)
10) Explain and derive the Nernst equation. What are its applications? (16)

UNIT – III
Part - A (2 marks)
1) What are fissile nucleides and fertile nucleides?
2) What is nuclear fission?
3) What is a fuel cell?
4) What is a breeder reactor?
5) State the reaction when a lead storage battery is recharged.
6) Write any two advantages of fuel cells.
7) What are the applications of lithium batteries?
8) What are non-conventional energy sources? Give two examples.
9) What are nuclear moderators? Give two examples for moderators.
10) What are the advantages of storage batteries?
11) Write the chemical reactions taking place at cathode and anode in a hydrogen-oxygen fuel
cell.
12) What are the advantages of alkaline battery than dry battery?
13) What are secondary batteries? Give an example.
Part – B (16 marks)
1) (i) What are nuclear chain reactions? Explain how the amount of nuclear energy can be
improved. (8)
(ii) Explain the construction and working of a lead acid battery. (8)
2) (i) What are fuel cells? Explain the construction and working of a fuel cell. (8)
(ii) How is NICAD battery constructed? Explain the cell reactions involved. (8)
3) (i). Write a note on photovoltaic cell (8)
(ii) Discuss briefly about the principle and functions of lithium battery. (8)
4) (i) Distinguish between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. (8)
(ii) Give an account of solar water heater and solar heat collectors. (8)
5) (i) Give an account on the different methods by which solar energy can be harnessed? (8)
(ii) What are the components of a nuclear reactor? Write briefly about each component. (8)
6) (i) Write briefly about the advantages and the limitations of the Wind energy. (8)
(ii) Discuss about the principle and functions of an alkaline battery. (8)
7) (i) Explain the principle of operation of solar cells. (8)
8) (i) Give an account on H2 – O2 fuel cell. (8)
(ii) Explain the construction and working of a Cd-Ni cell. (8)
9) (i) Describe using a block diagram the light water nuclear reactor for power generation. (10)
(ii) Define nuclear fission. Explain its characteristics. (6)

UNIT – IV
Part - A (2 marks)
1) How are refractories classified? Give one example each.
2) Give two examples for neutral refractory.
3) Define refractoriness of a refractory.
4) What are abrasives? Give two examples for natural abrasives.
5) How is hardness of abrasives expressed?
6) How is refractoriness under load measured?
7) What is thermal spalling? How is it minimized?
8) What are the important properties of high alumina bricks?
9) Define porosity of a refractory.
10) What are called soft abrasives?
11) Define the term “setting” and “hardening” of cement.
12) What are the important uses of Glass wool?
13) Write short notes on the Refractoriness.
14) What happens when water is added to cement?
15) Write a note on water proof cement?
16) Give the composition properties and uses of borosilicate glass.
 Part – B (16 marks)
1) (i) What are abrasives? Explain Moh’s scale of hardness. How is silicon carbide prepared?
(8)
(ii)Explain the manufacture of alumina and magnesite bricks. (8)
2) (i) What are refractories? How are they classified? Give examples. (8)
(ii)Explain the process of manufacture of glass (8)
3) (i) What are the characteristics of a good refractory? Write a note on carborundum. (8)
4) (i) Discuss any four properties of refractories. (8)
(ii) Write the preparation, properties and uses of silicon carbide and born carbide. (8)
5) (i) List out the general properties of glass. (8)
(ii) Write detailed notes on emery and silicon carbide. (8)
6) (i) What is meant by refractoriness? How is it measured? (8)
(ii) How is norbide synthesized? Mention its properties and uses. (8)
7) What are the raw materials used for the manufacture of Portland cement? Describe the
manufacture of cement by wet process. (16)
8) i)How are the following glasses made? Write their composition and uses. (8)
a) Flint glass (b) Pyrex glass (c) Alumino silicate glass
ii) Explain the preparation, properties and uses of the following glasses. (8)
(a) Crookes glass (b) Opal glass (c) Jena glass

UNIT – V
Part - A (2 marks)
1) What is the drawback of presence of sulphur in the coal?
2) Define cetane number.
3) Define the terms (a) Cracking (b) Knocking.
4) How is water gas superior to producer gas?
5) Explain cracking with one example.
6) What is the significance of flue gas analysis?
7) What is the effect of increasing carbon content in steel?
8) The ultimate analysis of a coat sample indicates Carbon = 84%, Sulphur =1.5%, Nitrogen =
0.6%, Hydrogen = 5.5% and Oxygen = 8.4%. Calculate the GCV.
9) What is the difference between caking coal and coking coal?
10) What is the composition of producer gas? What is its calorific value?
11) Write the expression for the amount of air required for combustion of 1 kg fuel.
12) What is Diesel index?
13) What are the desirable characteristics of metallurgical coke?
14) Why coke is superior as a metallurgical fuel?
15) What are the advantages of CNG?
16) Mention any two disadvantages of LPG over other gaseous fuels.
17) Write the characteristics of a good fuel.
18) What are the requisites of good coke for metallurgy?
19) Write down the composition of producer gas.
 Part – B (16 marks)
1) (i) What is proximate analysis? Write its significance. (6)
(ii) What is synthetic petrol? How is it manufactured by Bergius Process? (10)
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2) (i) Calculate the volume of air required for the complete combustion of 1 m of the gasous
fuel having the following composition by volume. H2 = 50% CH4 = 36% N2 = 1.5% CO =
6% C2H2 = 4% H2O vapour=2.5%. (6)
(ii) What is flue gas analysis? How is it carried out by ORSAT’S process? (10)
3) (i) Describe the manufacture of metallurgical coke by Otto Hoffman’s oven method. (8)
(ii) What are LPG and CNG? Discuss the advantages of LPG over gaseous fuel and CNG
over LPG. (8)
4) (i) How do you analyse the coal? What are the factors to be considered to analyse the coal?
What are the advantages of ultimate analysis over proximate analysis of coal? (8)
(ii) Explain the ultimate analysis of coal. (8)
5) (i) Distinguish between:
(1) Higher and lower calorific value (2)
(2) Octane and cetane number (2)
(3) Low temperature and high temperature carbonization. (4)
(ii) What is water gas? Give brief account of its manufacture. (8)
6) (i) A coal sample was found to contain the following:

C = 81%, H = 4%, O = 2%, N = 1% and the remaining being ash. Estimate the quantity of
minimum air required for the complete combustion of 1 kg of coal sample, if 40% of excess
air is required. (6)
(ii) Explain the Petroleum refinery process in detail with neat sketches. What are the
properties and applications of its various fractions? (10)

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