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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

B. Tech. Degree Examination - November 2013
V Semester
CHY251, Chemistry of Engineering Materials
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions.
Part - A (20 X 2 = 40 Marks)
1. Name the polymer prepared by using bisphenol-A and diphenyl carbonate monomers and
write its structure.
2. Write four applications of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polymer.
3. How is nylon 6, 6 synthesized?
4. What is curing in polymers? Write the reaction showing curing of epoxy with alcohol.
5. Show the mechanism of conduction in p-type doped polyacetylene, with a neat diagram.
6. Explain coordination number, with the help of examples.
7. In liquid crystals name the mesophase:
(i) if molecules have no positional order but have orientational order.
(ii) if molecules are arranged in layers with tilted director.
8. What is luminescence? List different types of luminescence.
9. Why nanomaterials have different properties than bulk materials?
10. Differentiate between top-down and bottom-up techniques for synthesis of nanomaterials.
11. What are thermotropic liquid crystals? Give one example
12. What is pyroelectricity? List any one application of pyroelectric material.
13. What is attenuation in optical fibers? List the factors responsible for attenuation.
14. What is a biosensor? Give an example.
15. Define quantum yield.
16. Briefly explain the terms:
(i) polarons (ii) bipolarons
17. What is the hybridization of carbon, in carbon nano tubes?
18. Differentiate between paramagetic and diamagnetic material.
19. Calculate the energy per mole of light having wavelength of 254nm (where h=6.626x10-34Js).
20. What is meant by LD50?

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 Part B (6 X 10 = 60 Marks)
21. (a) Discuss the use of biofilters in water treatment process (5 marks)
(b) How kevlar is synthesized. Discuss its mechanical properties. (5 marks)
22. (a) Explain different types of carbon nano tubes. (4 marks)
(b) How bio fertilizers work? (6 marks)
23. (a) Discuss the preparation and three applications of epoxy resins. (5 marks)
(b) What is meant by domain in a magnetic material? Explain the effect of increasing
magnetic field on the domains. (5 marks)
24. Discuss the principle, types and limitations of optical fibers, with the help of neat sketch.
(10 marks)
25. (a) Explain photosensitisation with the help of an example. (4 marks)
(b) Differentiate between hard and soft magnetic materials. (6 marks)
26. Explain the major sources, properties and remediation of following toxic substances:
(a) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
(b) Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
(c) Antimony (Sb)
(d) Selenium (Se)
(e) Lead (Pb) (10 marks)

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