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DI01021011
Code: DI01021011
Credits: 4
Semester 2
Mining
Applied Chemistry
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The official GTU curriculum for Applied Chemistry (subject code DI01021011) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 2 divides the course into 7 units, covering 114 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 (DI01021011)Unit 1 Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding and Solutions Atomic Structure
- 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.)
- 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/liter)
- mass (12 Marks) Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Metallurgy Engineering Sem 2: Civil/Environmental/Mining/Ceramic Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01021011 Course / Subject Name: Applied Chemistry ___________________________________________________________________________________________ percentage (%w/w)
- volume percentage (%v/v)
- mass by volume percentage (%w/v)
- mole fraction ()
- ppm (g/mL)
Unit 2 Electrochemistry
- 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 electrode potential (Eo or EoL)
- R Electrochemical/electromotive force (emf) series
- Standard cell potential (Eo ). cell 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
- 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
- (8 Marks) Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Metallurgy Engineering Sem 2: Civil/Environmental/Mining/Ceramic Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01021011 Course / Subject Name: Applied Chemistry ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 Water treatment
- 4.1 Sources of water
- hard water and Soft water. 4.2 Types of hardness of water (Temporary/Carbonate harness and Permanent/Non-carbonate hardness)
- salts causing it and simple numerical based on it. 4.3 Units of hardness. 4.4 Problems caused by the use of hard water in boilers and its prevention: 4.4.1 Scale and sludge formation
- 4.4.2 Priming and Foaming
- 4.4.3 Caustic embrittlement
- 4.4.4 Boiler Corrosion. 4.5 Water softening techniques: 4.5.1 Soda-lime process
- 4.5.2 Zeolite (Permutit) process
- 4.5.3 Ion-exchange/De-ionization process
- 4.5.4 Reverse Osmosis (R.O.) process. 4.6 Treatment of Municipal drinking water: 4.6.1 Screening
- 4.6.5 Sterilization of water by Chlorination
- Break-point (Free-residual) Chlorination. 4.7 Enlist Indian standard specifications of drinking water
Unit 5 Cement, Glass and Refractories Cement
- 5.1 Definition and Classification of Cement. 5.2 Manufacture of Portland cement. 5.3 Chemical Composition of Cement. 5.4 Chemical Constitution of Portland cement
- (8 Marks) Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Metallurgy Engineering Sem 2: Civil/Environmental/Mining/Ceramic Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01021011 Course / Subject Name: Applied Chemistry ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.5 Setting and Hardening of Portland cement
- Glass: 5.6 Definition and General Properties of Glass. 5.7 Manufacture of Glass. 5.8 Types of Glasses and their Applications
- Refractories: 5.9 Definition and Characteristics of Refractory. 5.10 Applications of refractories. 5.11 Classification of refractories: Acid
- Basic and Neutral refractories
Unit 6 Paints, Varnishes and Insulating Materials Paints
- 6.1 Definition of paints
- the purpose of oil paints
- characteristics of oil paints. 6.2 Ingredients of paints: Function and example of each ingredient
- Varnishes: 6.3 Definition and Constituents of Varnishes. 6.4 Types of varnishes. 6.5 Differentiate between Paints and Varnishes
- Insulating Materials: 6.4 Definition
- Types and Properties of insulating materials. 6.5 Applications of Thermal
- Waterproofing and Fireproofing insulating materials
Unit 7 Polymers, Elastomers, Adhesives and Semiconductors Polymers
- 7.1 Definition of Monomer
- Degree of polymerization (n) and Repeating unit. 7.2 Classification of polymers based on Molecular structure: Linear polymers
- Branched polymers
- Cross-linked polymers. 7.3 Classification of polymers based on Monomer: Homo polymer
- Co-polymer. 7.4 Classification of polymers based on Thermal behavior: Thermoplastic polymers and Thermosetting polymers. 7.5 Types of polymerizations: Addition polymerization and Condensation polymerization 7.6 Preparation (by simple reactions)
- Properties and Uses of some thermoplastic polymers and thermosetting polymers: Polyethylene (PE)
- Polypropylene (PP)
- Polyvinylchloride (PVC)
- PolyTetraFluoroEthylene (PTFE
- Teflon, and Fluon)
- (14 Marks) Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem 1: Metallurgy Engineering Sem 2: Civil/Environmental/Mining/Ceramic Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01021011 Course / Subject Name: Applied Chemistry ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Polystyrene (PS)
- PolyAcryloNitrile (PAN)
- Bakelite, and Epoxy resins. 7.7 Biodegradable Polymers: Definition
- Chemical composition and Uses of Poly–β–HydroxyButyrate–co–β–hydroxyl Valerate (PHBV)
- Elastomers (Rubbers): 7.8 Natural rubber and its Properties. 7.9 Vulcanization of rubber and its Advantages. 7.10 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
- Adhesives: 7.11 Definition and Characteristics of Adhesives. 7.12 Classification of Adhesives. 7.13 Applications of Adhesives
- Semiconductors: 7.14 Definition and Classification of Semiconductors. 7.15 Enlist Semiconductor Devices. 7.16 Elemental Semiconductors: Intrinsic Semiconductors
- Extrinsic Semiconductors (n-type Semiconductors
- p-type Semiconductors)
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