The Department of Chemistry organized a club activity ‘CHEM LIFE’, a QUIZ COMPETITION ON CHEMISTRY AROUND US, on 13th MARCH 2020, in Room No.115 of Chemistry Department. The event started at 10:30 am and ended at 12:00 pm. 16 teams (80 students) from B.E 1st year Chemistry and Physics departments participated in the activity.
Round I: Preliminary Round (Multiple Choice Questions)
All 16 teams participated in this round, which was for 60 minutes. The screening of the participating teams was done in this round, by giving multiple choice questions to test their understanding of basic chemistry. At the end of this round, 7 teams qualified for the next round.
Round II: Final Round (Buzzer round)
This was a Buzzer Round, which started at 2:30 and ended at 3:00. This Round had advanced questions on Chemistry.
The teams were judged based on their performance, and certificates were issued to the Winners as well as to all the participants.
Two teams were selected as Winners:
Team K: Mohammed Afnan Shah (EEE), Mohammed Usmaan (EEE), Mohammed Maaz (EEE), Mohammed Sahban (EEE) and Ajay Lakra (EEE).
Team C: Rishi Baul (CSE), Shivam Sharma(CSE), Shebin Joseph (CSE), Rohan Raj (CSE) and Rishav Raj(CSE)
Students found the event very interesting, interactive and beneficial and actively took part in thise club activity.
Outcome of the Event
The participants understood the importance of Chemistry in everyday life and its use in industry and other walks of life. They got a deeper insight into the Chemistry used in Engineering – Chemistry is an amazing science, which combines a number of different sciences. The event was an attempt to make students get a sense of the complicated world we live in, increasing their knowledge of both Chemistry and general science trivia at the same time.