Engineering Chemistry (EC)
BT-101-
Unit 1Water – Analysis, Treatments and Industrial Applications
Sources and impurities of water · Hardness and its units; determination of hardness by EDTA complexometric titration · Alkalinity determination and related numerical problems
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Unit 2Boiler Problems and Softening Methods
Boiler troubles: sludge and scale, priming and foaming, boiler corrosion, caustic embrittlement · Softening methods: lime‑soda, zeolite, ion‑exchange
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Unit 3Lubricants and Lubrication
Introduction and mechanism of lubrication · Classification of lubricants · Viscosity and viscosity index determination · Flash & fire points, cloud & pour points, aniline point, acid number, saponification number, steam emulsification number · Related numerical problems
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Unit 4Polymers and Polymerisation
Introduction to polymers and types of polymerisation · Classification and mechanism of polymerisation (free‑radical and ionic) · Thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers · Biodegradable polymers · Preparation, properties and uses of PVC, PMMA, Teflon, Nylon‑6, Nylon‑6:6, polyester, phenol‑formaldehyde, urea‑formaldehyde, Buna‑N, Buna‑S, vulcanisation of rubber
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Unit 5Phase Equilibrium and Corrosion
Phase diagram of single‑component system (water) · Phase diagram of binary eutectic system (Cu‑Ag) · Corrosion: types, mechanisms and prevention
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Unit 6Spectroscopic Techniques and Applications
Principles, instrumentation and applications of electronic spectroscopy · Vibrational and rotational spectroscopy of diatomic molecules
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Unit 7Periodic Properties
Effective nuclear charge · Variation of s, p, d and f orbital energies across the periodic table · Electronic configuration · Atomic and ionic sizes · Electron affinity and electronegativity · Polarizability and oxidation states
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