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DI01000161
Code: DI01000161
Credits: 4
Semester 2
Nano
Basic Chemistry
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The official GTU curriculum for Basic Chemistry (subject code DI01000161) as prescribed for Nano · Semester 2 divides the course into 7 units, covering 121 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 (DI01000161)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+
- (12 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem-1:Chemical Engineering/Textile Processing Technology Sem-2 :Instrumentation & Control/Textile Manufacturing/ Automation & Robotics/Printing Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01000161 Course / Subject Name: Basic Chemistry 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 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 acids and bases solutions of different concentrations
- 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 (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
- (11 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem-1:Chemical Engineering/Textile Processing Technology Sem-2 :Instrumentation & Control/Textile Manufacturing/ Automation & Robotics/Printing Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01000161 Course / Subject Name: Basic Chemistry 2.13.2 Electroplating
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
- 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 numericals 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
- (10 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem-1:Chemical Engineering/Textile Processing Technology Sem-2 :Instrumentation & Control/Textile Manufacturing/ Automation & Robotics/Printing Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01000161 Course / Subject Name: Basic Chemistry 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 Basic concepts of Organic Chemistry
- 5.1 Organic and Inorganic Compounds. 5.2 Tetravalency of Carbon. 5.3 Concept of Hybridization
- Types of hybridization: sp, sp2 and sp3 hybridization with examples. 5.4 Sigma bonding and Pi bonding. 5.5 Classification of Organic compounds
- IUPAC nomenclature of simple hydrocarbons. 5.6 Functional groups and its classification. 5.7 Isomerism and Homologous series. 5.8 Saturated Hydrocarbons and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons. 5.9 Source of hydrocarbons: Distillation of coal tar, Refining of petroleum. 5.10 Preparation
- Properties and Uses of Alkane (Ethane)
- Alkene (Ethene/Ethylene)
- Alkyne (Ethane/Acetylene)
Unit 6 Lubricants
- 6.1 Lubricants and Lubrication
- Functions of lubricants. 6.2 Mechanism of Lubrication: Fluid lubrication
- Boundary lubrication. 6.3 Classification of lubricants with examples: Solid
- Liquid and Synthetic lubricants. 6.4 Physical Properties of lubricants: Viscosity and Viscosity index
- Flash point and Fire point
- Cloud point and Pour point
- Oiliness. 6.5 Chemical properties of lubricants: Saponification number
- Neutralization number
- Emulsification number. 6.6 Selection of lubricants for different types of Machinery like: Gears
- Cutting tools
- Steam turbine
- (7 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem-1:Chemical Engineering/Textile Processing Technology Sem-2 :Instrumentation & Control/Textile Manufacturing/ Automation & Robotics/Printing Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01000161 Course / Subject Name: Basic Chemistry 6.7 Biodegradable lubricants
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)
- 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 of Semiconductors. 7.15 Enlist semiconductor devices. 7.16 Elemental Semiconductors: Intrinsic Semiconductors
- Extrinsic Semiconductors (n-type (14 Marks) Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Sem-1:Chemical Engineering/Textile Processing Technology Sem-2 :Instrumentation & Control/Textile Manufacturing/ Automation & Robotics/Printing Technology Course / Subject Code: DI01000161 Course / Subject Name: Basic Chemistry Semiconductors
- p-type Semiconductors)
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