Applied Chemistry Question Bank All Five Units
Applied Chemistry Question Bank All Five Units
Applied Chemistry Question Bank All Five Units
D. Fe salt
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----------------- will be formed when soft water reacts with soap solution
A. Sludge
B. Soap water
C. Lather
D. Scale
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---------- colour will appear when hard water reacts with
EBT
A. Blue
B. Wine red
C. Pink
D. Orange
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A. Screening method
B. Sedimentation method
C. Precipitation method
D. Coagulation method
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A. Coagulants
B. Bleaching power
C. Anti-scalent
D. Anti-corrosive
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A. Sand
B. Zeolite
C. Carbon
D. Calcium
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A. HCl
B. CaOCl2
C. HOCl
D. CaCl2
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Define desalination.
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Temporary hardness is due to the presence of
A. Mg(HCO3)2 D.NaCl
B. MgCl2
1C. CaSO4
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Formation of stable bubbles above the surface of water in boilers is called
A. Foaming
B. Priming
C. Bubbling
D. Boiling
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Soft water is not demineralised water, but demineralised water is soft water, as the ----
A. Soft water does not contain sodium, potassium, sulfate, chloride ions etc.,
B. Soft water contains sodium, potassium, sulfate, chloride ions, etc.,
C. Calcium and magnesium ions are present in demineralized water
D. Soft water does not give lather
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In electrodialysis, ions get separated through the membrane under the influence
of….
A. Temperature
B. Current
C. Pressure
D. Volume
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A. Oxidze organic compounds
B. Kill bacteria
C. Remove chloro-organic compounds
D. Form residual chlorine
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The end point of the complexometric titration by EDTA method for hardness measurement is
A. Colourless to wine red
B. Steel blue to colourless
C. Wine red to steel blue
D. Colourless to steel blue
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The presence of ------------- salt in boiler feed water leads to the formation of scale in boilers?
A. Mg(OH)2
B. MgCl2
C. MgSO4
D. MgCO3
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Calgon is also called as
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A. Colloidal conditioning
B. Phosphate conditioning
C. Ion-exchange conditioning
D. Carbonate conditioning
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A. Urea-formaldehyde resin
B. Sulphonated polystyrene
C. Carbonated coal
D. Nylone 6,6 resin
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A. Calcium chloride
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Sodium chloride
D. Sodium hydroxide
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List the four units of hardness and mention the inter-relationship between
them.
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A sample of water contains 180 mgs of MgSO4 per litre. Calculate the hardness in terms of
CaCO3 equivalents. (Equivalent weight of MgSO4 is 60).
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Give each two examples for anion and cation exchange resins.
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Define electrodialysis.
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Name two membranes employed in reverse osmosis process.
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Name three phosphate compounds used for the treatment of boiler feed
water.
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Discuss the principle and salient features of desalination by reverse osmisis with neat diagram
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A water sample containing the dissolved salts such as Mg (HCO3)2 = 16.8 mg/L, MgCl2 = 19
mg/L, CaCO3 = 20 ppm, MgSO4 =24.0 mg/L and KOH = 1 ppm. Calculate the temporary,
permanent and total hardness of the water sample.
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Phosphate, carbonate and calgon conditioning are used for the treatment of hard water used in
boilers. Explain the mentioned methods with reactions.
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Illustrate the mechanism of softening of water through electrodialysis method with neat diagram.
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Discuss the four problems involved in boilers if hard water is used for steam production
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Explain the demineralization of water by ion-exchange process. How are exhausted cation and
anion
exchange resin regenerated?
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Estimate the temporary, permanent and total hardness of water by EDTA method
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Illustrate the 7 steps involving in municipal water treatment with necessary flow chart
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Dissolution of solid metals in liquid metal is known as
A. Decarburisation
B. Liquid-metal corrosion
C. Hydrogen embrittlement
D. Concentration cell corrosion
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A. Oxidation
B. Reduction
C. Redox
D. Neutralization
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Corrosion of metals involves
A. Chemical reaction
B. Physical reaction
C. Biological reaction
D. Catalytic reaction
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If the volume of the oxide layer formed is less than the volume of the metal, the oxide layer is
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The corrosion control technique most suitable in the case of buried iron pipelines is
A. Sacrificial anodic method
B. Impressed current cathodic protection
C. Eelectroplating
D. Cathodic inhibit
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Pitting corrosion is a
A. Localized corrosion
B. Delocalized corrosion
C. Exponential corrosion
D. Chemical corrosion
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Define corrosion
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Bolt and nut made of the same metal is preferred in practice. Reason out
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Zinc is more corroded when coupled with copper than lead – Given reason.
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Deposition of oil or dust on metal surfaces for a long period is undesirable. Give reason
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Mention the type of corrosion that may occur in following cases: 1. Steel pipe connected to
copper plumbing, 2. Iron tang for water storage.
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Explain the mechanism of chemical corrosion on the metal surface due to the attack of
atmospheric O2
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Differentiate chemical and electrochemical corrosion. Mention any four factors that influence
electrochemical corrosion
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Demonstrate the mechanism of differential aeration corrosion taking pitting corrosion as an
example
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Compare sacrificial anode method and impressed current method of corrosion control
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Explain the chemical corrosion due to the hydrogen gas and carbon content chemical reaction
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Explain the principle and applications of impressed current method with diagram
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Mention the seven constituents of paint. Explain the function of the various constituents
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Explain the mechanism of dry corrosion on the basis of H2 embrittlement and decarburation
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Illustrate the principles and applications of sacrificial anode and impressed current method in the
prevention of corrosion with neat diagram.
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Elements present in Nichrome are
A. Ni and Cr
B. Ni and Cu
C. Cr and Zn
D. Cr and Cu
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Bronze is a composition of
A. Cu and Zn
B.Cu and Sn
C. Cu and Al
D. Cu and Au
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Heat treatable stainless steel contain up to _______ carbon and ________ chromium
respectively
A. 1 and 16
B. 4 and 32
C. 6 and 10
D. 8 and 10
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At a triple point
A. three phases co-exist in equilibrium
B. the vapour pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure
C. there are three components in equilibrium
D. there are three degrees of freedom
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For one component system, at triple point the number of degrees of freedom is
A. zero
B. one
C. two
D. three
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The solid and liquid phases are considered and the gas phase is ignored is called a _______
A. phase rule
B. One component
C. Three component
D. Reduced phase rule
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The process of raising the relative proportion of Ag in the alloy is known as the______
A. Gibb’s Phase rule
B. Pattinson’s process
C. Reduced phase rule
D. Eutectic mixture
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The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases, having the same composition, are in
equilibrium is called ____
A. Eutectic point
B. Melting point
C. Freezing point
D. Triple point
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The temperature at which three phases of alloy system is in equilibrium is called ______
A. Eutetic point
B. Melting point
C. Freezing point
D. Triple point
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An alloy is a
A. Pure metal
B. Mixture of metals in any proportion
C. Mixture of metals in fixed proportion
D. Mixture of two non metals
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Annealing temperature is
A. Same as normalizing temperature
B. Greater than normalizing temperature
C. Less than normalizing temperature
D. Sometimes greater and sometimes lesser than normalizing temperature
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Water and sulphur systems are ___________systems.
A.3 components
B. 2 components
C. 1 component
D. 4 components
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The system (water __water vapour) water has ____degree of freedom.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 0
D. 1
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A mixture of two miscible liquids (ethanol and water) has the number of phases
equal to
A. zero
B. one
C. two
D. three
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When lead is added to silver progressively, the melting point of the resulting alloy is
A. increased
B. decreased
C. unchanged
D. cannot be predicted
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A solid-liquid system without gas phase is called ________system.
A. condensed
B. complete
C. univariant
D. bivariant
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Mention the eutectic temperature and eutectic composition of lead – silver system.
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Define alloy with an example.
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Predict the number of phase and components present in the following system (i)
MgCO3(s)------- MgO(s) + CO2(g)
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Determine the number of phases, components and degrees of freedom in the system: Ice,
water and vapour in equilibrium.
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For one component system, the triple point is an invariant point. Justify.
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Explain the Pattinson's desilverization process.
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Compare carburizing and nitriding.
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Exemplify the term a) reduced phase rule, b) eutectic point, c) Pattinson's process
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Tabulate the composition, properties and two uses of bronze and brass.
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Elobrate the composition, properties and two uses of nichrome and stainless steel.
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Explain the phase diagram for two component system of lead and silver with neat diagram
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Draw a neat phase diagram of one component water system and explain the curves, areas and
point with reference to the phase rule
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Differentiate the low temperature carbonization with high temperature carbonization with
reference to quality, quantity and application of the product.
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Indicate three significance of proximate analysis of a coal
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Distinguish the parameters such as physical, chemical and quality between proximate and
ultimate analysis of coal.
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Define knocking.
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Compare the cetane number with octane number for the knocking characteristic of the
liquid fuel
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Select a method to separate the water from crude oil during refining process
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List the additives added to improve the octane number of the gasoline
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Classify the fuels according to their occurrence and physical state with an example
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Identify the by-products from coal through Otto-Hoffman’s method
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Express the recovery process of benzene and naphthalene from coal gas?
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Recall syn gas and its importance
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Compare the cetane number with octane number based on the knocking characteristic of
the liquid fuel
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Discuss the preparation of synthetic petrol by Bergius process.
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The concentrations of the analyte and the instrument response for each standard can be fit to a
straight line, using the linear regression equation
A. y = x2
B. y = mx + C
C. y=C
D. y=0
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Characteristics groups which are responsible for the color of dyestuffs are known as
A. Chromosomes
B. Chromophores
C. Auxochromes
D. Hyperchromes
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The group which does not impart colour to the molecule, but increase the colour of
thechromophore is known as
A. Hyperchrome
B. Hypochrome
C. Auxochrome
D. Hypsochrome
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The region of an infra-red spectrum where many absorptions take place is known as the
A. Thumbprint region
B. Handprint region
C. Footprint region
D. Fingerprint region
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Among the following, the one that is used to make plates and cells for analyzing liquid samples
in IR is
A. CuSO4
B. MgCl2
C. NaCl
D. CaSO4
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The formula used to determine the number of vibrational freedoms in a linear molecule is
A. 3n-4
B. 2n-6
C. 3n-2
D. 3n-5
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Fundamental vibrations of a non-linear molecule is calculated using
A. 3n-5
B. 3n-6
C. 3n-7
D. 3n-4
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The number of possible vibrational modes of H2O molecule is
A. 5
B. 4
C. 9
D. 3
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A. 232nm
B. 480nm
C. 589nm
D. 766nm
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The wavelength to be fixed in flame photometry for the estimation of sodium is
A. 232nm
B. 480nm
C. 589nm
D. 766nm
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A. Fe
B. Cu
C. Li
D. Ag
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According to the Beer-Lambert Law, absorbance does not depends on
A. Solution concentration
B. Distance that the light has travelled through the sample
C. Colour of the solution
D. Extinction coefficient of the sample
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The only transition observed in C2H6is
A. σ-σ*
B. n-σ*
C. π-π*
D. n-π*
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Recall the four types of electronic transitions taking place in UV-Visible spectroscopy.
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Name the two light sources of IR spectrophotometer.
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Calculate the number of modes of vibrations for the following molecules.
i. H2O ii. CO2
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Indicate the role of ammonium thiocyanate in colorimetric estimation of iron with necessary
equation.
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Calculate the absorbance of the solution, if the transmittance of the solution is 10%.
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Explicate the principle and instrumentation of flame photometer with block diagram.
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Sketch the block diagram of atomic absorption spectrometer and explain its components.
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Illustrate the estimation of sodium present in a given solution using flame photometer.
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Outline the estimation of amount of Ni present in a given solution using atomic absorption
spectroscopy.
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Describe the working principle of colorimetry with block diagram. Illustrate the estimation of
concentration of Fe by colorimetry.
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Compare principle and function of atomic absorption and flame emission spectroscopy
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Explain the principle and instrumentation of atomic absorption spectroscopy. How unknown
concentration of sample nickel solution is estimated.
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