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Follow on Instagram for UpdatesChemistry Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Chemistry (subject code 2110001) as prescribed for Env. Sci. Eng · Semester 1 divides the course into 9 units, covering 76 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2110001)Unit 1 General Chemistry
- Introduction to Chemical Sciences
- Development of Chemistry through ages and particularly in relevant field of Engineering
- Then and Now Chemistry in Industries {Impact on nature & everyday life and further modification through Green approaches (Green Chemistry)}
- Approach to Chemical Bonding
- Lewis Representations of Simple Molecules and Ions
- Types of Bonds
- Importance of Organic Molecules
- Structural Representation of Organic Molecules
- Classification & Nomenclature of Organic molecules
Unit 2 Water Technology
- Sources of water Impurities
- Hard and Soft Water
- Degree of Hardness
- Types of Hardness
- Scale and Sludge Formation in boiler and its prevention
- Caustic embrittlements
- Softening of water
- Properties of drinking water
- Break-point chlorination
- Desalination of Brackish water
Unit 3 Metals, Alloys and Corrosion
- Physical properties of metals
- Definition and purpose of alloy
- Classification of alloys
- Alloys Steel and its applications
- Non-Ferrous alloys and its industrial applications
- Introduction to Corrosion
- Theories of corrosion
- Protection of metals from corrosion – organic and inorganic materials
- Cathodic protection
Unit 4 Cements
- Classification of cement and properties
- chemical composition of cement
- Manufacturing of Portland cement
- chemical constituents of Portland cement
- Setting and hardening of cement
- PCC & RCC
Unit 5 Polymers and Fibres Introduction, classification based on 6
- molecular forces
- Polymerization and its mechanism
- Definition of Rubber
- Types of Rubber
- Vulcanization of rubber
- Application of Rubber
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Commercially important polymers- PVC, Polypropene
- polystyrene and their uses
- Types of fibres – Natural
- semi synthetic
- synthetic fibres
- Physical properties of fibres and uses of Cellulose acetic
- Viscose Rayon
- Polyesters acrylic
- Glass fibres
- Liquid Crystals
Unit 6 Fuel and Combustion
- types of fuel and their advantages and disadvantages
- Calorific Value
- Characteristics of good fuel
- Analysis of coal – ultimate and proximate analysis, LPG, Natural gas, Biogas
- Refining of Petroleum by Fractional distillation
Unit 7 Chemical aspect of Biotechnology
- Benefits through biotechnology – Agriculture
- Food quality
- Fermentation processes
- Enzymes and its application in industries
Unit 8 Refractory, Abrasives and Insulators
- Definitions of Refractory
- Abrasives and Insulators
- Properties of refractory
- Classification of refractory
- properties and uses of abrasives
- properties and uses of Insulators
Unit 9 Part of Lab Work – Analytical Techniques
- Introduction Types of analysis – Physical
- Chemical and instrumentation
- Physical analysis – Specific gravity
- Melting point
- Boiling point
- Purification of compounds etc
- Chemical analysis – Quantitative and Qualitative analysis of organic and inorganic compounds
- Instrumental analysis – Spectroscopic
- Chromatographic PH measurement
- Turbidity etc
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