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West Bengal University of Technology
West Bengal University of Technology
MODEL QUESTION-2010
B.Tech. First Year Second Semester
ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY (CH - 201)
Full Marks – 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks and denoted terms have usual meaning.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Group – A
i. The free energy change (∆G) of 1 mole of an ideal gas that is compressed isothermally
from 1 atm to 2atm is
(A) RTln2 (B) -2RT (C) –RTln2 (D) 2RT.
iii. ZnO is white when cold but yellow, when hot, due to
(A) Stoichiometric defect (B) Metal deficiency defect
(C) Metal excess defect (D) None of these.
v. The units of rate and rate constant for a certain reaction are same. The order of the
reaction is (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 3.
vii. Among the following compounds, the nucleophilic substitution reaction of SN2 is seen by
(A) C6H5CH2Br (B) (CH3)2CHBr (C) CH3Br (D) (CH3)3CBr.
viii. The relation between glass transition temperature (Tg) and crystalline melting
temperature (Tm) of a polymer is
(A) (Tg) > (Tm) (B) (Tg) < (Tm) (C) (Tg) = (Tm) (D) (Tg) ≠ (Tm).
ix. The characteristic of a good fuel is
(A) High moisture content (B) High caloric value
(C) High oxygen content (D) High non-combustible matter content.
x. Which one of the following statement is correct with dilution, the equivalent conductance
of?
(A) Both strong and weak electrolyte decreases
(B) Strong electrolyte increases while that of weak electrolyte decreases
(C) Strong electrolyte decreases while that of weak electrolyte increases
(D) High non-combustible matter content.
xi. If water kept in an insulated vessel at -100C suddenly freezes, the entropy of the system-
(A) Increases (B) Is equal to that of surroundings
(C) Decreases (D) Is zero.
xii. In a first order reaction A B, if the concentration of A is doubled, the half life of
the reaction will be
(A) Halved (B) Unchanged (C) Doubled (D) Can not be predicted.
Group – B
iii. Write the differences between order and molecularity of a reaction. [2+1+2]
5) i. Write down the IUPAC name of [CoCl2(NH3)4]Cl and draw the structures of possible
geometrical isomers.
6) i. Define octane number of a fuel and how the octane number can be improved.
ii. Describe the synthesis of Nylon 6,6 polymer. [3+2]
Group – C
9) i. Deduce the expression for second order kinetics where the two reactants are same.
ii. Explain the transition state theory for a reaction.
iii. A drug is known to be ineffective after it has decomposed 30%. The original concentration
of one sample was 500 units/ml; when analyzed 20 months later, the concentration was
found to be 420 units/ml. Assuming that the decomposition is first order, what will be the
expiration time of the sample? What is the half life of the drug?
iv. Differentiate between unimolecular substitution (SN1) and elimination (E1) reactions with
right examples. [3+3+4+5]