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C4300011
Code: C4300011
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Semester 2
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Basic Chemistry
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The official GTU curriculum for Basic Chemistry (subject code C4300011) as prescribed for TD · Semester 2 divides the course into 7 units, covering 56 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 (C4300011)Unit 1 Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding and Solutions
- 1.1. Atomic Structure: Concepts of orbit and orbital, Pauli’s exclusion principle.
- 1.2. Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity,
- 1.3. Aufbau rule, electronic configuration of atom (up to atomic number 30)
- 1.4. Chemical Bonding: Concept of chemical bonding, types of chemical bonds, Ionic bond, and its characteristics (example NaCl), Covalent bond and its Basic Chemistry Course Code: C4300011 NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2021 Curriculum
- 1.5. Molecular arrangement in solid, liquid and gases, Structure of solids - Molecular solid, Ionic solid, Network solid, and Metallic solid. ), Metallic bond and its characteristics, Hydrogen bonding, its types, and Significance, Intermolecular force of attraction.
- 1.6. Solutions: The idea of solute, solvent, and solution, Methods to express the concentration of solution - Normality, Molarity (M = mole per liter), ppm, mass percentage, volume percentage, and mole fraction.
Unit 2 Concepts of Electrochemistry
- 2.1. Arrhenius theory of ionization.
- 2.2. Electronic concept of oxidation, reduction, and redox reactions.
- 2.3. Degree of ionization and factors affecting the degree of ionization.
- 2.4. Definition of pH, pH of acid, base and neutral solution, pH calculations for acid, base, and salt solutions at different concentrations, Importance of pH in various fields.
- 2.5. Definition of buffer solution, buffer action and types of buffer solution, Application of buffer solution.
- 2.6. Definition of terms: electrolytes, non-electrolytes with suitable examples, Types of electrolytes.
- 2.7. Construction and working of Electrochemical Cell.
- 2.8. Construction and working of Standard Hydrogen Electrodes (SHE).
- 2.9. Nernst theory of single electrode potential and Nernst equation.
- 2.10. Electrochemical series. Basic Chemistry Course Code:C4300011 NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2021 Curriculum problems. 2.11. Electrolysis, Faraday’s laws of electrolysis.
- 2.12. Industrial application of electrolysis: Electro metallurgy, electroplating, electro refining.
Unit 3 Corrosion of metals and its prevention
- 3.1. Corrosion: Dry or Chemical corrosion: Oxidation corrosion- mechanism, Corrosion by other gases.
- 3.2. Wet or Electrochemical corrosion- H2 liberation and O2
- 3.3. Galvanic corrosion mechanism. absorption mechanism of electrochemical corrosion.
- 3.4. Concentration cell corrosion.
- 3.5. Pitting corrosion, Waterline and Crevice corrosion.
- 3.6. Factors affecting the rate of corrosion: Nature of the metal, Nature of surface film, Relative areas of the anodic and cathodic parts, Purity of metal, Temperature, Humidity of air, Influence of pH.
- 3.7. Internal and External corrosion preventive measures: Modification of environment, Modification of the properties of metal, Use of protective coatings, Anodic and cathodic protection, Modification in design and choice of material.
Unit 4 Water
- 4.1. Introduction, Source of water, Hard water and soft water.
- 4.2. Salts cause water hardness, Unit of hardness, and simple numerical on water hardness.
- 4.3. Problems caused by the use of hard water in boilers and its prevention.
- 4.3.1. Scale and sludge, Foaming and Priming, Caustic embrittlement, Corrosion
- 4.4. Water softening techniques: Soda- lime process, Zeolite process, Ion exchange process, Reverse Osmosis process (R.O.)
- 4.5. Treatment of Municipal drinking Basic Chemistry Course Code: C4300011 NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2021 Curriculum water: Screening, Sedimentation, Coagulation, Filtration, Sterilization of water by chlorination, Break- point of Chlorination.
- 4.6. Enlist Indian standard specification 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- sp, sp2 and sp3 types of hybridization with examples of each.
- 5.4. Sigma and pi bonding.
- 5.5. Classification of Organic compounds and IUPAC nomenclature of simple hydrocarbons.
- 5.6. Functional group classification.
- 5.7. Isomerism and Homologous series, Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon,
- 5.8. Source of hydrocarbon:
- 5.8.1. Distillation of coal tar, Refining of petroleum.
- 5.9. Preparation, properties and applications of, Alkane – Ethane, Alkene – Ethylene, Alkyne - Acetylene.
Unit 6 Lubricants
- 6.1. lubricants and Lubrication, Functions of lubricants.
- 6.2. Mechanism of Lubrication: Fluid lubrication, Boundary lubrication. Classification of lubricant with examples: Solid, Semi-solid, liquid and synthetic lubricants.
- 6.3. Physical Properties of lubricants: Viscosity and viscosity index, Flash and fire point, Cloud and pour point, Oiliness.
- 6.4. Chemical properties of lubricants: Saponification number, Neutralization number, Emulsification number.
- 6.5. Selection of lubricants for different types of Machinery like: Gears, Cutting tools, Steam turbine, Transformers.
- 6.6. Biodegradable lubricants. Basic Chemistry Course Code: C4300011 NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2021 Curriculum
Unit 7 Polymers, Elastomers, and Adhesives
- 7.1. Definition of Monomer, Polymer and Polymerization.
- 7.2. Classification of Polymers based on molecular structure: Linear Polymers, Branched Polymers and Cross-linked Polymers.
- 7.3. Classification of polymers based on Monomer: Homopolymer, Copolymer.
- 7.4. Classification of polymers based on thermal behavior: Thermoplastics and Thermosetting polymers.
- 7.5. Types of polymerizations: Addition and condensation polymerization
- 7.6. Simple reactions involved in the preparation and their properties and application of thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers: Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyvinyl chloride, Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon), Polystyrene, Polyacrylonitrile, Bakelite, Epoxy resins
- 7.7. Biodegradable Polymers: Introduction, chemical composition, and application: Polyβ- hydroxybutyrate–co-β-hydroxy valerate (PHBV), Nylon-2–nylon-6.
- 7.8. Rubber: Natural rubber and its properties, Vulcanization of rubber, Synthetic rubber – simple reaction involved in the preparation and their properties and application: Buna-S rubber, Buna-N rubber, Neoprene rubber
- 7.9. Adhesives: Characteristics, Classification, and application of adhesives.
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