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Learning Chemistry for polytechnic students is a key factor for technological development. To build strong foundation in technical education,thorough knowledge and applications of basics of Chemistry plays a vital role. It is prerequisite for pursuing of any branch of Engineering. Hence, chemistry is a compulsory subject in the curriculum of engineering of all branches. Some basics of chemistry and some topics of engineering chemistry are included in the syllabus.

The Department of Chemistry, A.E.I is one of the best Chemistry departments among all polytechnics in terms of infrastructure and quality education.The departmental laboratory is well equipped with many sophisticated instruments starting from UV-visible spectrophotometer to digital balance, and many other equipments which have been listed below.

Infrastructure:

A) Staff common room : The staff common room has the facilities of

  • Accommodation for all the faculties and staff members.
  • Attached toilets for both gents and ladies.
  • PC with internet connection.
  • Wi-Fi coverage.
  • Steel Almirah for every member.
  • Refrigerator

B) Laboratory : The laboratory has

  • Capacity for 32 students
  • LPG connection.
  • Gas burner in all seats.
  • Reagent racks in all seats.
  • Running water in all tables
  • Equipped with fire extinguisher
  • White board
  • Big demonstration table.

C) Store room:

  • Sufficient stock of essential reagents.
  • Sufficient stock of common apparatus
  • Stock register maintained.

D) Important assets and Instruments:

  • One pc with internet.
  • Two laptop.
  • One refrigerator
  • Steel almirah-10 nos.
  • PC based spectrophotometer
  • One distilled water kit
  • Digital D.O meter
  • Digital turbidity meter
  • Digital balance
  • One colorimeter
  • LCD projector
  • Spectroquant colorimeter
  • Digital PH meter
  • One hot plate
  • One water deionizer
  • Magnetic stirrer

Sl.No Code No. Subject StudyScheme (Contact hours/week) Evaluation Scheme
Theory Practical TotalMarks(Theory+Practical) Credit
L T P ESE Sessional (SS) Pass(ESE+SS) PracticalTest (PT)# Practical Assessment(PA) @ Pass (PT+ PA)
TA HA Total (TA+HA)
1 Sc-103 Chemistry-I 3 3 70 10 20 30 30 50 50 30 200 4
2 Sc-203 Chemistry-II 3 3 70 10 20 30 30 50 50 30 200 4
3 CH- 401 Applied Chemistry 3 3 70 10 20 30 33/100 25 25 17/50 150 4

Faculty and Staff

Sl.No. Name Designation E-mail Photo Identity
1 Ms. Jyotismita Das Lecturer, H.O.D in Charge jyotismita.n.das13@gmail.com
2 Pragyan Jyoti Borah Lecturer borahpragyanjyoti07@gmail.com
3 Bidya Chakravorty Lecturer bidyachakravorty@gmail.com
4 Mrs. Fuleswari Brahma Scientific Assistant fuleswari.aei@gmail.com
5 Mr. PranabSarma Bearer

For first semester:

1) Theory:

Chapt er No Chapter Title Content I.L.O Duration (in Hours) marks
1 States of matter 1.1   Properties of gases and their units of measurements.
1.2   Boyle’slaw
1.3   Charles’slaw
1.4   Avogadro’shypothesis
1.5   Ideal gasequation
1.6   Dalton’s law of partialpressure
1.7   Graham’s law ofdiffusion
1.8   Mole concept ,Numericalproblems		 Students will be able to
1.  Explain the gaslaws.
2.  Derive Ideal gas equation.
3.  Calculate different variables.
4.  Solve numerical problems on mole concept.		         5         9
2 Chemical equation 2.1  Definition of a chemical Equation, Qualitative and quantitativesignificance, Limitations
2.2  Balancing of chemicalequation
2.3  Stoichiometriccalculations
2.4  Oxidation andReduction		 Students will be able to
1.  Balance chemical equations.
2.  Performstoichiometric calculations.
3.  Explain oxidation and reduction.		     4     7
3 Acids,Bases, Salts,acidimetry and alkalimetry 3.1 Theories of acids and bases- Arrhenius,Bronsted-Lowry and Lewistheory
3.2   Strong acids and Strong bases, Conjugate acid –basepair
3.3   Classification of salts, Hydrolysis of salts.
3.4Equivalent weight of Acid, Bases and Salts
3.5  Standard solution, Normal solution and molar solution, concentrationterms- normality, molarity, gm/l,ppm
3.6  Definition of acidimetry andalkalimetry, Principle of titration,Indicator
3.7  Determination of unknown strength of Acids and Bases ,NumericalProblems		 Students will be able to
1.  Explain the theories of acidbase.
2.  Prepare standard solutions.
3.  Calculate thestrength of acid–bases.		     6     9
4 Atomic Structure 4.1  Subatomicparticles
4.2  Rutherfordmodel
4.3  Bohr’smodel
4.4  Dual nature of Electron, De-Broglie’s hypothesis, UncertaintyPrinciple
4.5  Quantumnumber
4.6  Aufbauprinciple, Hunds rule, Pauli’s exclusion principle, Electronicconfiguration.		 Students will be able to
1.  Explain the structure of atom using different models.
2.  Explain the significance of quantum numbers.
3.  Write electronic configuration.		   5   8
5 Periodic classification of elements 5.1  Modern periodic law ,Groups andperiods
5.2  Periodic properties and their variation along a group and period ( Atomic &ionic radii, ionization energies, electronaffinity, electronegativity)
5.3  Characteristics of transitionelements.		 Students will be able to
1. Explain the periodic properties.
2. Explain the characteristic of transitional elements.		     2     5
6 Chemical bonding 6.1 Electronic theory ofvalency ,Electrovalency,Covalency,Co-ordinate covalency
6.2   Characteristics of Ionic and covalent compound
6.3   Hydrogen bonding and itseffect
6.4   Metallic bonding and related properties – conductor, semi-conductor andinsulator.		 Students will be able to
1.  Explain different types ofbondings.
2.  Differentiate ionicand covalentcompounds.
3.  Identify conductor, insulator and semi-conductor.		   4   6
7 Chemical equilibrium 7.1  Laws of massaction
7.2  Ionic product of water, Concept of pH
7.3  Buffersolutions
7.4  Solubility product and itsapplication
7.5  Common ioneffect
7.6  Le –chatelier principle and its applications.
7.7  Hydrolysis ofsalts		 Students will be able to 1.Derive equilibrium constant. 2.  Explain buffer solution, common ion effect, solubilityproduct. 3.  Apply Le-Chatelier principle.   4   5
8 Catalysis 8.1  Definition, Types ofcatalysis
8.2  Industrial applications – Synthesis ofNH3, Manufacture of H2SO4 by contact process.		 Students will be able to
1.Classifycatalysis.
2. Use catalyst for synthesis of ammonia and sulphuric acid.		   2   5
9 Electrochemistry 9.1  Faradays laws ofelectrolysis
9.2  Problems and industrial application- Electro plating, Electrotyping,Galvanization, extraction and purification ofmetals.
9.3  Electrolytic cell, Electrochemical cells, Primary cell, Dry cell, Secondary cell –Lead storagecell.
9.4  Electrochemicalseries.		 Students will be able to 1.Apply Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. 2.  Preparecells. 3.  Use electrochemical series to explain chemical activity ofelements.   5   8
10 Water 10.1  Soft water and hard water, causes of hardness, unit of hardness
10.2  Removal of hardness : Permutit process , Deionization ofwater
10.3  Bad effect of hard water in theboiler
10.4  Treatment of boiler –feedwater
10.5  Treatment of municipalwater
10.6  Estimation of hardness by EDTA method.		 Students will be able to
1. Explain the causes of hardness.
2. Design set up to remove hardness ofwater.
3. Explain the treatment processes for boiler feed water and Municipal water.
4. Estimate hardness of water.		   5   8

2) Practical:

Units Topics Duration (inhours)
1 1.1   Preparation of Standard SolutionofNa2CO3
1.2   Preparation of standard solution ofOxalicacid		   8
2 2.1  Determination of strength of H2SO4 bytitration against N/10Na2CO3
2.2  Determination of strength of NaOHbytitration against N/10 HCl
2.3  Redox titration : KMnO4 VsH2, C2O4		     12
3 3.1 Determination of the total hardness ofwater by EDTA method 8
4 4.1 Determination of pH of a solution byusing pH meter. 2

For second semester:

1) Theory:

Chapter Chapter Title Content I.L.O Duration in hours Marks
1 Environmental Chemistry 1.1  Definition, Types of pollution, Pollutants
1.2  Water pollution- Causes, Effect and health hazards.
1.3  Water quality parameters-D.O, B.O.D, C.OD, PH, Turbidity, hardness,T.D.S
1.4  Controlling of water pollution
1.5  Air Pollution-Sources,  Effect and controlling
1.6  Greenhouse effect, Acid rain, Ozone layer depletion, photochemicalsmoke
1.7  Soil Pollution- sources and controlling		 Students will be able to
1. Identify sources of Air, water and Soil pollution.
2.  Explain the effects of air, water and soil pollution.
3.  Measure the level of water pollution.
4.  Suggest the measure to control air, water and soil pollution.		 5 9
2 Metallurgy 2.1   General principles of metallurgy
2.2   Explain the terms mineral, ore, gangue, slag, flux, roasting, calcinations etc
2.3   Metallurgy of Iron and Aluminum
2.4  Manufacture of steel by Bessemer, Open hearth and L-D process
2.5   Ferrous and Non ferrous Alloys.		 Students will be able to
1.  Explain general principles of metallurgy.
2.  Explain the manufacturing processes of Cast iron, steel and aluminum.
3.  Describe the composition, properties and uses of Alloys.		 7 10
3 Fuel 3.1  Definition and classification of fuel, Calorific value, Gross and Net calorific value
3.2  Solid fuel- Origin of coal, classification of coal by rank, pulverized coal, principle of carbonization of coal, Distinguish between High temperature carbonization and Low temperature carbonization
3.3  Liquid fuel-definition of Petroleum or crude oil. Classification of three varieties of crude oil, fractional distillation of petroleum. Important properties of liquid fuel-flash point, fire point, aniline point, smoke point, knocking and octane number, cetane number. Cracking of petroleum.		 Students will be able to
1. Classify fuels.
2.  Differentiate Gross calorific and Net calorific value.
3.  Explain the ranking of Coal.
4.  Differentiate high temperature and low temperature carbonization.
5.  Explain the refining process of petroleum and properties of liquid fuel.		 6 9
4 Building Materials 4.1  Portland cement: Composition, raw materials. Types of manufacturing, setting and hardening of cement, special cements.
4.2  Glass: Definition, Types, Raw materials and Manufacturing
4.3  Bricks: Classification and preparation.		 Students will be able to
1.   Explain the manufacturing process of cement, glass and bricks.
2.  Explain the setting and hardening process of cement.
3.  Suggest the use of special cements in different fields.		 5 8
5 Lubricant 5.1   Definition of Lubricant and lubrication
5.2   Classification of lubricants
5.3   Important Functions of Lubricants
5.4   Selection of lubricants		 Students will be able to
1.  Explain the need of lubricant.
2. Justify the selection of lubricants in different types of machines.		 3 7
6 Metallic Corrosion 6.1   Definition, causes of Corrosion
6.2  Different types of Corrosion and factors affecting corrosion rate
6.3   Explanation of rusting of iron
6.4   Methods of Corrosion Control		 Students will be able to
1.  Explain the causes of metallic corrosion.
2.  Classify corrosion.
3.  Identify the factors effecting corrosion.
4.  Suggest methods for controlling corrosion.		 4 6
7 Plastic and Polymer 7.1  Definition, types of polymerization, classification of polymers
7.2  Distinguishing properties of Thermoplastic and Thermosetting resins
7.3   Important Plastic materials- Monomers, properties and uses of Polythene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC, Bakelite, Teflon, neoprene, Buna-s, Nylon, Terylene.		 Students will be able to
1.  Classify polymers and polymerization.
2.  Distinguish thermoplastic and Thermosetting plastics.
3.  Identify the monomers of commercially important plastics.		 4 9

2) Practical:

Experiment Marks Viva-voce Total Marks Pass Marks
Salt Analysis 40 10 50 25

  1. List ofExperiments:
    a. To identify the acid radicals by Dry and Wet Test– –Co3= ,Cl-,Br-, So4= ,S= ,NO3-
    b. To identify the basic radicals by Dry and Wet Test–Ag+ ,Pb++, Fe+++,Al+++
    ,Zn++,Co++ ,Ni++ ,Ba++ , Ca++ ,Mg++ , Na+ ,K+ ,NH+ ,
    c. Determination of B.O.D and C.O.D in a sample of naturalwater.

For fourth semester:

1) Theory:

Chapter Chapter title Detail course content ILO Duration Marks
1 Thermodynamics 1.1    Introduction tothermodynamics
1.2   First and second law of thermodynamics.
1.3   Carnot cycle and itsefficiency
1.4   Internal energy, enthalpy, entropy and their significance. Hess’slaw.
    1.5   Gibbs and Helmholtz free energy, significance of free energy and direction of chemicalchange.		 Students will be able to
1.  Use laws of thermodynamics to explain chemicalreaction.
2.  Derive 1st and 2ndlaw ofthermodynamics.
3.  Calculate efficiency of Carnot heat engine and Enthalpies of chemical reactions.
4. Use free energy concept to explain spontaneityof reactions.		 9 15
2 Chemical Kinetics 2.1  Reaction rate and rate law, rate constant of a reaction. Molecularity of a reaction.
2.2  Order of reaction, First Order rate equation, half –life period,
2.3 Energy of activation, Effect of temperature and catalyst on rate constant. Arrhenius equation.
2.4 Role of catalyst, Application of catalyst in industrial reactions.		 1.  Derive rate constant and Half-life of 1st order reactions.
2.  Differentiate Order and Molecularity.
3.  Explain the effect of Temperature, pressure and catalyst on rate constants.
4.  Use catalyst in industrially important reactions.		 8 13
3 Ionic Equilibrium 3.1  Conductance, Specific, equivalent and Molar conductance. Effect of dilution on Conductance.
3.2  Hydrogen Ion concentration, PH scale, Method of determination of PH, calculation of PH.
3.3  Conductometric titration and its application, Buffer solution, applications of Buffer solution.		 1.  Explain the effect of dilution on specific conductance, Eg.conductance and Molar conductance. 2.  Calculate PH of solutions. 3.  Use Buffer solutions in Laboratory and Industries. 4.  Perform conductometric titrations. 6 10
4 Colloidal Chemistry 4.1  General properties of colloids, Dialysis, Electrophoresis, Tyndall effect, Brownian movement. 4.2  Emulsions, Industrial applications of emulsifying and demulsifying agents. 4.3  Adsorption- Physical and Chemical adsorption, Adsorption isotherms. 1.  Verify the properties of colloids.
2.  Prepare colloidal solutions of industrial importance.
3.  Differentiate Absorption and adsorption; Physical and Chemical adsorption.
4.  Explain Adsorption isotherms.		 6 10
5 Organic Chemistry 5.1  Elementary idea of Organic reactions and their mechanism, Inductive effect, Mesomeric effect, Homolytic and Heterolytic fission, Free radical, Carbonium, Carbanion ion, Electrophile, Nucleophile. Types of reactions: Substitution, Addition, Elimination, Polymerization and rearrangement reactions.
5.3  Petroleum, petro Chemicals, Hydrocarbons, Benzene and its homologues.
5.4  Alcohols, manufacture of ethanol from starch and molasses. Reactions of ethanol.
5.5  Aldehydes and ketones: Preparation from alcohol, General properties of aldehydes and ketones, Addition reactions of carbonyl group, Replacement reaction of carbonyl group, Aldehyde as reducing agent.
5.6  Carboxylic acid: Preparation of formic acid, acetic acid, Formation of acid chloride, Etherification, Acid anhydride.
5.7  Aromatic hydrocarbon: Nomenclature, structural formula and properties of benzene and Toluene.
5.8  Phenols: Nomenclature, structural formula of commercially important Phenols, Preparation, properties and uses of phenols.		 1.  Can apply the reaction mechanism to predict the product of reaction.
2.  Describe different types of organic reactions.
3.  Identify the petroleum products and use them.
4. Describe the process of manufacture of Ethanol, Phenol, acetic acid etc.
5.  Suggest the method of conversion of one organic compound to other.
6.  Identify aromatic compounds and write their structural formula.		 13 22

2) Practical:

Units Topics Marks
1 Preparation of Lassaigne Filtrate 05
2 Identification of elements- Nitrogen,Sulphur,Halogens 10
3 Identification of Functional groups – Amino, Carboxylic,Phenolic,Amido,Thio-amido 10

The laboratory has

  • Capacity for 32 students
  • LPG connection.
  • Gas burner in all seats.
  • Reagent racks in all seats.
  • Running water in all tables
  • Equipped with fire extinguisher
  • White board
  • Big demonstration table.

Departmental Activities:

  • Regular theory and practical classes.
  • Timely completion of syllabus
  • Holding of 3 class test in each semester.
  • Evaluation of home assignments
  • Evaluation of sessional marks
  • Evaluation of semester papers
  • Monthly display of attendance
  • Doubt clearing sessions
  • Discussion of old question papers.

Online Poster Presentation by Students and conduction of Viva

Chemistry

VISION AND MISSION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT


VISION

To be a centre of excellence by providing education consistent with overall progress in Civil Engineering for the upliftment of the society.

MISSION
  • To prepare students to supervise and work as a team in multi-disciplinary projects.
  • To impart updated knowledge about the modern approach in construction methodology.
  • To instill ethical values in Civil Engineering practice and its socio-cultural impact encompassing public utilities and services.
  • To establish himself/herself as a proud citizen of the society in addition to technical competence.