APPLIED CHEMISTRY BE04005051 2026 From 01-01-2026 to 06-05-2026

 Dear Students,

Welcome to Semester IV of the Chemical Engineering program at Government Engineering College, Valsad. I am pleased to welcome you to the course Applied Chemistry (Subject Code: BE04005051), a basic science course that plays a crucial role in building strong chemical fundamentals required for core engineering subjects.

Applied Chemistry bridges the gap between fundamental chemical principles and their engineering applications. In this course, you will explore molecular structure, organic reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, phase rule, chemical kinetics, thermochemistry, catalysis, and modern analytical techniques. These concepts are essential for understanding real-world chemical processes encountered in industry and research.

The course is designed not only to strengthen your conceptual clarity, but also to enhance your analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and experimental skills through laboratory work, assignments, problem-based learning (PBL), and self-learning activities.

Throughout the semester, students are encouraged to:

• Actively participate in lectures and discussions

• Maintain discipline and safety in the laboratory

• Develop curiosity beyond the syllabus

• Connect theory with practical and industrial applications

All important lecture notes, laboratory instructions, assignments, announcements, and learning resources will be shared through this blog from time to time. Students are advised to visit this page regularly.

I look forward to an engaging, disciplined, and productive learning journey with all of you. Let us work together to make this semester meaningful and academically enriching.

With best wishes for the semester ahead.

Dr. B. R. Sudani
Faculty – Chemical Engineering Department
Government Engineering College, Valsad

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🧪 Course Overview:

• Course Code: BE04005051

• Subject Name: Applied Chemistry

• Credits: 3 (Basic Science Course)

• Semester: IV

• Total Hours: 45 (30 Theory + 15 Practical)

• Evaluation:

• End-Semester Exam (ESE): 70 Marks

• Internal / Progressive Assessment: 30 Marks

• Practical / Term Work / Viva: As per GTU scheme

🎯 Course Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

✅ Explain theoretical principles of molecular structure, bonding, and organic reaction mechanisms

✅ Describe and apply stereochemical concepts such as optical, geometrical, and conformational isomerism

✅ Predict the behavior of heterogeneous systems using phase rule concepts

✅ Apply principles of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and catalysis to chemical reactions

✅ Use analytical techniques to understand chemical and surface characteristics of materials

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📘 What You Will Learn:

• Physical properties and chemical constitution of matter

• General principles of organic reactions and reaction mechanisms

• Stereochemistry: optical, geometrical, and conformational isomerism

• Phase rule and phase equilibria of one- and two-component systems

• Chemical kinetics and catalysis with numerical applications

• Thermochemistry and thermochemical calculations

• Analytical techniques:

  • Mass Spectroscopy

  • TGA

  • SEM, TEM, XRD (introductory concepts)

1. Practical laboratory experiments related to analysis, kinetics, and physical chemistry.Any 10 from the below table.

Sr. No.	Aim of the Experiment	Virtual Lab Link (Simulation)	Experimental Demonstration Video
1	To determine the strength of given HCl solution using pH-metry with standard NaOH	VLAB	Calibration Method   Video LINK
2	To determine the strength of hydrochloric acid using conductometry with standard NaOH	VLAB	Video link Actual Experiment SIMULATION VIDEO
3	To verify Lambert–Beer’s Law for KMnO₄ using colorimetry	VLAB	Video Link  Video link
4	To calculate the heat of solution of a given salt	VLAB	Video Link
5	To determine the viscosity and density of given liquid samples	VLAB	Video link
6	To determine the turbidity of a given water sample	VLAB	Video Link
7	To isolate and purify the given sample by fractional crystallization		Video Link
8	To estimate the amount of Fe(II) present in a given solution potentiometrically		Video Link
9	To determine the amount of sulphate ions in a given water sample gravimetrically		Video Link
10	To determine the specific rotation of cane sugar solution using a polarimeter		Video Link
11	To determine the rate constant for hydrolysis of ethyl acetate using acid catalyst

Reference books: 

BOOK-II