Engineering Chemistry

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Code: DI01000071 Credits: 4 Semester 1 AI & DS

Engineering Chemistry

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Engineering Chemistry Syllabus — Unit-wise Content

The official GTU curriculum for Engineering Chemistry (subject code DI01000071) as prescribed for AI & DS · Semester 1 divides the course into 7 units, covering 117 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.

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Unit 1 Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding and Solutions Atomic Structure

8 lecture hours

  • Concepts of orbits and orbitals. 1.2
  • Pauli’s exclusion principle
  • Hund’s rule of maximum spin multiplicity
  • Aufbau rule. 1.3
  • Electronic configuration of elements having atomic number 1 to 30
  • Chemical Bonding: 1.4
  • Concept of chemical bond
  • Octet rule
  • Types of chemical bonds : 1.4.1 Ionic (Electrovalent) bond and its characteristics (Example NaCl.)
  • (12 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Electrical/Information Technology/Power Electronics Engineering Sem 2:Bio-Medical/Computer/Electronics & Communication/ Computer Science & Engineering/ICT/CACDDM/ Renewable Energy / Cyber System and Information Security Subject Code: DI01000071 Subject Name: Engineering Chemistry 1.4.2 Covalent bond and its characteristics (examples–Non-polar covalent bond: H2, O2, N2, CH4
  • Polar covalent bond: HCl, H2O, And NH3.)
  • 1.4.3 Coordinate covalent (Dative) bond (examples – NH4+
  • 1.4.4 Metallic bond and its characteristics
  • 1.4.5 Hydrogen bond
  • its types and significance
  • 1.4.6 Intermolecular force of attraction (van der Waals bond). 1.5
  • Structures of solids: Ionic solids
  • Molecular solids
  • Network solids, and Metallic solids
  • Definitions of solute
  • solution and concentration
  • Modes of expressing concentration of solutions – Molarity (M = mole/litre)
  • mass percentage (%w/w)
  • volume percentage (%v/v)
  • mass by volume percentage (%w/v)
  • mole fraction ()
  • ppm (g/mL)

Unit 2 Electrochemistry

7 lecture hours

  • Arrhenius theory of ionization. 2.2
  • Electronic concept of oxidation
  • reduction, and redox reactions. 2.3
  • Degree of ionization () and the factors affecting on it. 2.4
  • Concept of pH and pOH
  • pH scale for acids
  • bases and neutral solutions
  • Calculations of pH and pOH for dilute solutions of acids and bases
  • Importance of pH in various fields. 2.5
  • Buffer solutions
  • Types of buffer solutions: Acidic buffers and Basic buffers
  • Applications of buffer solutions. 2.6
  • Definition of Electrolytes
  • Non-electrolytes with suitable examples
  • Types of Electrolytes with examples. 2.7
  • cell-reactions and symbolic representation of an Electrochemical cell. 2.8
  • Conditions for a half-cell to be standard. 2.9
  • Construction and working of Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE). 2.10
  • Measurement of Standard half-cell potential / Standard (11 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Electrical/Information Technology/Power Electronics Engineering Sem 2:Bio-Medical/Computer/Electronics & Communication/ Computer Science & Engineering/ICT/CACDDM/ Renewable Energy / Cyber System and Information Security Subject Code: DI01000071 Subject Name: Engineering Chemistry electrode potential (EoR or EoL)
  • Electrochemical/electromotive force (emf) series
  • Standard cell potential (Eocell). 2.11
  • Construction of Electrolytic cell and Electrolysis. 2.12
  • Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis. 2.13
  • Industrial applications of electrolysis: 2.13.1 Electrometallurgy

Unit 3 Corrosion of metals and its prevention

5 lecture hours

  • Definition of Corrosion with example. 3.2
  • Dry or Chemical corrosion: Oxidation corrosion
  • Corrosion by other gases. 3.3
  • Wet or electrochemical corrosion: Liberation of H2, Absorption of O2. 3.4
  • Galvanic (Bimetallic) corrosion. 3.5
  • Concentration cell corrosion. 3.6
  • Pitting corrosion
  • Waterline corrosion and Crevice corrosion. 3.7
  • Factors affecting the rate of corrosion: Nature of the metal
  • Nature of surface film
  • Relative areas of the anodic and catholic parts
  • Purity of metal
  • Humidity of air, Influence of ph. 3.8
  • Preventive measures for internal corrosion and External corrosion: Modification of environment
  • Modification of the properties of metal
  • Use of protective coatings
  • Anodic and catholic protection
  • Modification in design and choice of material

Unit 4 Fuels and Combustion

7 lecture hours

  • 4.1 Definition and Classification of Fuels. 4.2 Calorific values and their Units. 4.3 Determination of Calorific value using a Bomb Calorimeter. 4.4 Characteristics of a good fuel. 4.5 Comparison between solid
  • liquid, and gaseous fuels. 4.6 Theoretical calculation of HCV and LCV of fuel using (10 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Electrical/Information Technology/Power Electronics Engineering Sem 2:Bio-Medical/Computer/Electronics & Communication/ Computer Science & Engineering/ICT/CACDDM/ Renewable Energy / Cyber System and Information Security Subject Code: DI01000071 Subject Name: Engineering Chemistry Dulong’s formula. 4.7 Solid fuels: Coal
  • Classification of coal
  • Proximate and ultimate analysis of coal. 4.8 Liquid fuels: Petroleum
  • Origin of petroleum and classification of petroleum
  • Refining of petroleum
  • Petrol and Diesel-fuel rating (Octane and Cetane numbers)
  • Power alcohol and Bio-diesel
  • Chemical composition. 4.9 Calorific values and Applications of LPG, CNG, and Biogas

Unit 5 Lubricants

4 lecture hours

  • 5.1 Lubricants and Lubrication
  • Functions of lubricants. 5.2 Mechanism of Lubrication: Fluid lubrication
  • Boundary lubrication. 5.3 Classification of lubricants with examples: Solid
  • Liquid and Synthetic lubricants. 5.4 Physical Properties of lubricants: Viscosity and Viscosity index
  • Flash point and Fire point
  • Cloud point and Pour point
  • Oiliness. 5.5 Chemical properties of lubricants: Saponification number
  • Neutralization number
  • Emulsification number. 5.6 Selection of lubricants for different types of Machinery like: Gears
  • Cutting tools
  • Steam turbine
  • Transformers. 5.7 Biodegradable lubricants

Unit 6 Polymers, Elastomers, Insulating Materials and Semiconductors Polymers

8 lecture hours

  • 6.1 Definition of Monomer
  • Degree of polymerization (n) and Repeating unit. 6.2 Classification of polymers based on Molecular structure: Linear polymers
  • Branched polymers
  • Cross-linked polymers. 6.3 Classification of polymers based on Monomer: Homo polymer
  • Co-polymer. 6.4 Classification of polymers based on Thermal behavior: Thermoplastic polymers and Thermosetting polymers. 6.5 Types of polymerizations: Addition polymerization and Condensation polymerization 6.6 Preparation (by simple reactions)
  • Properties and Uses of (14 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Electrical/Information Technology/Power Electronics Engineering Sem 2:Bio-Medical/Computer/Electronics & Communication/ Computer Science & Engineering/ICT/CACDDM/ Renewable Energy / Cyber System and Information Security Subject Code: DI01000071 Subject Name: Engineering Chemistry some thermoplastic polymers and thermosetting polymers: Polyethylene (PE)
  • Polypropylene (PP)
  • PolyVinylChloride (PVC)
  • PolyTetraFluoroEthylene (PTFE
  • Teflon, and Fluon)
  • Polystyrene (PS)
  • PolyAcryloNitrile (PAN)
  • Bakelite, and Epoxy resins. 6.7 Biodegradable Polymers: Definition
  • Chemical composition and Uses of Poly–β–HydroxyButyrate–co–β–hydroxyl Valerate (PHBV)
  • Elastomers (Rubbers): 6.8 Natural rubber and its Properties. 6.9 Vulcanization of rubber and its Advantages. 6.10 Synthetic rubbers: Preparation (by simple reactions)
  • Properties and Uses of Buna-S (GR-S or Styrene) rubber
  • Buna-N (GR-A or Nitrile) rubber
  • Neoprene (GR-M) rubber
  • Insulating Materials: 6.11 Definition
  • Types and Properties of Insulating Materials. 6.12 Applications of Thermal and Electrical insulating materials
  • Semiconductors: 6.13 Definition and Classification of Semiconductors. 6.14 Enlist Semiconductor devices. 6.15 Elemental Semiconductors : Intrinsic Semiconductors
  • Extrinsic Semiconductors (n-type Semiconductors
  • p-type Semiconductors)

Unit 7 Electrochemical Energy Sources

6 lecture hours

  • 7.1 Batteries: An electrochemical source of energy
  • Types of Batteries: Primary
  • Secondary and Fuel batteries. 7.2 Construction and Working of Dry cell. 7.3 Construction and Working of Lead-acid storage cell. 7.4 Construction and Working of Nickel-Cadmium battery/cell. 7.5 Fuel cells: Definition and Characteristics
  • Construction and Working of Hydrogen-Oxygen fuel cell. 7.6 Biochemical Fuel cells. 7.7 Solar Cells

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