Engineering
Chemistry II
EG 1203 SH
Total:
6 hour /week
Year:
I Lecture:
3 hours/week
Semester:
II Tutorial:
1 hours/week
Practical: hours/week
Lab:
2 hours/week
Course Description:
This subject consists of three units related to nonmetals
and their compounds; metals and their compounds; and organic compounds and
synthetic materials necessary to develop background in chemistry that supports
for the understanding and practicing related engineering works.
Course Objectives:
After the completion of this
subject, students will be able to explain the basic concepts related to the
followings and apply them in the field of related engineering works:
1. Nonmetals
and their compounds
2. Metals
and their compounds
3. Organic
compounds and synthetic materials
Course
Content:
Unit 1:
Non-metals and their
compounds: [20]
1.1
Water:
§ Source
of water
§ Hard
and soft water
§ Removal
of temporary and permanent hardness of water
§ Water
treatment of domestic and industrial purpose
1.2
Ammonia:
§ Lab
preparation
§ Manufacture
by Haber's process
§ Properties
and uses
1.3
Nitric acid:
§ Manufacture
by Ostwald's process § Properties and uses.
§ Nitrogen
cycle
§ Fixation
of Nitrogen
§ Chemical
fertilizers
§ Oxides
of nitrogen as pollutant (general concept)
§ Acid
rain (due to oxides of nitrogen and oxide of Sulphur "Sulpher
dioxide")
1.4
Halogens (Chlorine): § Lab
preparation § Properties
and uses
1.5
Hydrochloric acid:
§ Lab preparation § Properties
and uses
1.6
Hydrogen Sulphide: § Lab
preparation § Properties
and uses
1.7
Sulphuric acid:
§ Manufacture
by contact process)
§ Properties
and uses
1.8
Carbon and its compounds:
§ Allotropes
of carbon (reference of diamond & graphite & their structure).
§ Oxides
of carbon (Ref. carbon dioxide & carbon mono oxide as pollutants)- general
idea only
Unit 2:
Metals and their
compounds: [15]
2.1
General study of metals and their
components:
§ Difference
between metal and non metal
§ Combined
& free state of metals
§ Chemistry
of Metallic Carbonates, Sulphates, Chlorides
and Nitrates
2.2
Alkali metals:
§ General
characteristics of Alkali metals
§ Properties
& uses of sodium
2.3
Alkaline earth metals:
§ General
characteristics of the Alkaline earth metals
§ Properties
& uses of calcium
2.4
Aluminum:
Properties
and uses
2.5
Coinage metals:
§ General
properties of coinage metals
§ Properties
and uses of cupper
2.6
Zinc:
• Properties
& uses 2.7 Iron:
• Properties
& uses 2.8 Lead:
• Properties
& uses
2.9
Alloys:
§ Definition
§ Purpose
of making alloys
§ Types
of alloys
Unit 3:
Organic compounds and synthetic
materials: [10]
3.1 Organic
compounds Organic
compounds:
§ Historical
background, classification, and nomenclature
§ Functional
groups and homologous series
• Saturated
hydrocarbon: Properties of Methane
• Unsaturated
hydrocarbon: Properties of Ethylene and Acetylene Aromatic compounds:
§
Definition
§
Comparison of aliphatic and aromatic
compounds
§
Properties of Benzene
3.2 Synthetic materials:
• Polymer
and polymerization
§
Definition § Types
of polymer Rubber:
§
Types (Natural and Synthetic ) § Preparation and uses.
• Polyvinyl
chloride (PVC):
§
Preparation and uses Polythene:
§
Preparation and uses
Engineering
Chemistry Practical II:
1.
To compare the hardness of different types of
water [2]
2.
To prepare Bakelite (resin) in the
laboratory [2]
3.
To determine the condition in which corrosion
takes place [2]
4.
To investigate the action of acids on some
metals (Zn, Mg, Fe, Al, Sn
&
Cu) (acids: HCl, H2SO4(dil.)& HNO3
(dil) [2]
5. To prepare and study the properties
of hydrogen gas [2]
6.
To prepare and study the properties of ammonia
gas [2]
7.
To prepare and study the properties of hydrogen
Sulphide gas. (This gas should not be prepare
individually in woulf bottle but in Kipp's apparatus commonly) [2]
8.
To detect the acid radicals (Cl-, NO3--,
SO4---, CO3--) by dry and wet
ways (4)
9.
To detect the basic radicals (Cu++,
Al+++, Fe+++, Zn++, CO++, Ni++,
Ca++, Ba++, Mg++)by wet ways [6]
10. To
detect the acid and basic radicals (complete salt analysis) [6]
Textbooks:
1.
Foundations of chemistry, Vol-2, M.K. Sthapit
and R.R. Pradhananga
2.
A text Book of chemistry, Jha & Guglani
3.
A text Book of Organic Chemistry, B.S. Bahl
& Arun Bahl
4.
Elementary qualitative analysis, M.K.Sthapit and
C.B.Tuladhar
5.
Elementary practical chemistry, MK.Sthapit
6.
A Text book of Engineering Chemistry, Prakash
Poudel
Reference books:
1.
Inorganic chemistry, Bahl & Tuli
2.
Elementary Organic Chemistry, P.N. Bargava
3.
Fundamentals of chemistry, K.R. Palak
4.
A text Book of Inorganic Chemistry, L.M. Mitra
5.
Engineering Chemistry, M.L. Sharma, K.M.
Shrestha, P.N. Choudhary
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