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1.1 - 1.2 Engineering Chemistry (CSE, ECE, EEE and IT)
1.1 - 1.2 Engineering Chemistry (CSE, ECE, EEE and IT)
Engineering Chemistry
(CSE, ECE, EEE and IT)
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3 0 3 4.5
Course Objectives:
To familiarize engineering chemistry and its applications
To train the students for effective use of electrochemistry and polymers
To introduce instrumental methods, molecular machines and switches
Plank’s quantum theory, dual nature of matter, Schrodinger equation, significance of Ψ and
Ψ2 , applications to hydrogen, particle in a box and their applications for conjugated
molecules, molecular orbital theory – bonding in homo and hetero nuclear diatomic
molecules – energy level diagrams of O2 and CO, etc. π-molecular orbitals of butadiene and
benzene, calculation of bond order, crystal field theory – salient features – energy level
diagrams for transition metal ions – splitting in octahedral and tetrahedral environments,
magnetic properties and colour, band theory of solids – band diagrams for conductors,
semiconductors and insulators, role of doping on band structures.
Learning Outcomes:
Electrodes – concepts, reference electrodes (Calomel electrode, Ag/AgCl electrode and glass
electrode) electrochemical cell, Nernst equation, cell potential calculations, numerical
problems, concept of pH, pH meter and applications of pH metry (acid-base titrations),
potentiometry- potentiometric titrations (redox titrations), concept of conductivity,
conductivity cell, conductometric titrations (acid-base titrations), photovoltaic cell – working
and applications, photogalvanic cells with specific examples. Electrochemical sensors –
potentiometric sensors with examples, amperometric sensors with examples.
Primary cells – Zinc-air battery, alkali metal sulphide batteries, Fuel cells, hydrogen-oxygen,
methanol fuel cells – working of the cells.
Secondary cells – lead acid, nickel-metal hydride and lithium ion batteries- working of the
batteries including cell reactions, button cells,
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Text books:
Reference books:
3. J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, 5/e, Oxford University Press, 2008.
4. Skoog and West, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 6/e, Thomson, 2007.
5. Ben L. Feringa and Wesley R. Browne, Molecular Switches, 2/e, Wiley-VCH, 2011.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the students will be able to
List of Experiments:
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the students will be able to