K.L.N. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Unit I WATER TECHNOLOGY Part A 1.

1. Distinguish any two differences between hard water and soft water. 2. What are the causes for alkalinity of natural water? 3. Distinguish between carbonate hardness and non carbonate hardness. 4. How is hardness of water expressed? Give its significance. 5. What is the hardness of a solution containing 0.585 gram of NaCl and 0.6 gram of MgSO4 per litre. 6. What is meant by caustic embrittlement? How is it prevented? 7. Why is water softened before using in boilers? 8. What is calgon conditioning? 9. What is the role of phosphates in the internal treatment of water? 10. Name the gases dissolved in water that cause corrosion. 11. What are scale and sludge? How can it be prevented? 12. Write the principle involved in the desalination of water by reverse osmosis 13. What is sterilization? What is the advantage of using chloramines as a disinfectant? 14. How is ozone used as an excellent disinfectant? Part B 1. Explain the EDTA method of estimation of hardness of water. 2. 100 ml of a water sample required 20 ml of 0.01 M EDTA for the titration with Eriochrome Black T indicator. 100 ml of a same water sample after boiling and filtering required 10 ml of 0.01 EDTA. Calculate the total, carbonate and non carbonate hardness of the sample. 3. Describe the principle and method involved in the determination of different types and amount of alkalinity of water 4. What are ion exchange resins? Explain the demineralization of water by ion exchange process. 5. State the various means by which drinking water is disinfected. 6. Give an account of internal treatment of boiler water. 7. What is desalination? How will you purify the sea water by reverse osmosis? Mention its advantages. 8. Discuss the disadvantages of using hard water in the boilers. 9. Give an account of external treatment of boiler feed water.

K.L.N. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Unit II (HIGH POLYMERS) Part A 1. What is homochain polymer and heterochain polymer? Give example. 2. What is functionality of a monomer? Give an example. 3. What is meant by degree of polymerization? 4. What is copolymerization? Give an example. 5. Define addition polymerization. 6. Define condensation polymerization. 7. Differentiate thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics. 8. How are plastics classified? 9. Why is Teflon highly chemical resistant? 10. What are the monomers used in the manufacture of polyurethane? Write their structure. 11. What are the differences between natural and synthetic rubber? 12. What are the types of composites? 13. What are composite materials? 14. Mention any two advantages of polymer matrix composites.

Part B 1. Explain the mechanism of free radical polymerization of PVC. 2. Explain the differences between addition and condensation polymerization. 3. Give the preparation, properties and uses of PVC, PU and PC. 4. Give the preparation, properties and uses of Teflon, Nylon 6:6, PET. 5. Explain the vulcanization process. Write the preparation, properties and uses of SBR and butyl rubber. 6. What are composites? Write a detailed note on fibre reinforced composites.