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ENGINEERING FINAL EXAMINATION, 2008 ( 1st Semester ) MATERIALS SCIENCE Time : Three hours Answer any five questions 1. a) Define apparent porosity. Explain how does apparent porisity influence other properties of refractory material. 2+4 b) Testing of refractories are to be conducted under specified condition. Why ? 4 Full Marks : 100

c) Explain the method of determination of apparent porosity. 10 2. a) State Pauling Second rule. Show that this rule is based on electroneutrality condition. 2+8

b) Draw the zinc blende structure. Explain the distribution of Zn2+ in the structure. Compute the co-ordination number of Zn2+ and S2 is Zinc blende structure. Given, rZn 2+ = 0 74A; rS2 = 1 84A 3.
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a) Explain the temperature dependent phase transformation of fire clay and bentonite upto 1000o C. 14

b) State the different types of polymorphic transformation in Silica. 6 [ Turn over]

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[2] 4. a) How do you get rid of hydration problem in magnesite bricks ? Why Cannt the same method stabilize the dolomite bricks ? Explain. 3+2 i) 7.

[3] a) Define polarization. Explain with reference to a parallel plate capacitor that, polarization enhances capacitance 2 3 3

b) Explain the formation of glass from molten state with reference to specific volume vs temperature diagram. 9

ii) bound charge density numerically equals polarization

b) Derive Clausius - Mosotti equation relating polarizability c) Explain the effect of modifier ions on the network structure of silicate glass. 5. 6 8. a) Discuss the basic steps involved in the formation of gel based on the starting material, Tetraethyl orthosilicate. b) Out line the method of synthesis of 5 6+2 gel-metal b) Discuss a suitable model to find the time dependent variation of dipolar polarization based on which Debye equations for frequency dependent dielectric permittivities have been derived. 6. a) Draw Schematically a ternary eutectic phase diagram components A, B and C showing isothermal lines and label the primary phase fields. i) Explain how do you represent a composition. 5 2 12 nanocomposites by insitu reduction. State the advantages of insitu reduction over the reduction of metal salts by hydrogen gas sent from outside. 12+3 a) Explain the different mechanisms of polarization and schematically plot the frequency dependent polarizability. with relative dielectric permittivity. 12

ii) Consider a section along a straight line drawn from B through ternary eutectic point upto a point (P) on AC. The point lies on the primary phase field of A. Draw the phase melting diagram along the line BP and explain. b) Discuss the Zoning phenomenon is Silica bricks. 7 6