ANALYSIS OF THE 2003-2009 SPM CHEMISTRY PAPER 2

TOPIC/
YEAR

1-5

2003

1.Empirical formula
(MgO)
2.Periodic Table

2004

1.Substance,
chemical formula,
atom, ions, molecule,
state, naphthalene.
7.Electron
arrangement, isotope,
ionic & covalent

2005

1.Periodic Table
10.Uses of Isotope,
electron arrangement,
ionic & covalent

2006

2.Atomic model
Dmitri Mendeleev,
Isotope
3.Electron
arrangement, ionic &
covalent.
8. Electron
arrangement, ionic &
covalent, group 17.
9.Atom(proton,
neutron), atomic
model James
Chadwick.

F4-6 & F5-3

Acid & Base

5.Ox & Rd:

Br2 + Fe2+
Mg + Cu2+
(Redox)
9.Electrolyte cell,
Cu-Cu vs Voltaic cell
Zn-Cu,
Electroplating, Iron
key.
3.Electrolysis dilute
CuSO4(aq)
10.Rusting(Redox)
exp describe
electrochemical
series.
6.Electrolysis
NaSO4(aq)
Ox & Rd:
Mg + O2
9.Rusting,
electrolysis &
chemical cell.
7.Ox. num, Al2O3,
Cu2O, U-tube, FeSO4,
KMnO4/H+

Salt

9 & 13

10.Test salt,
Pb2+, CO32-,
prepare salt, Mg
Cl2.

3.Contact process
8.Food, cleaning
action soap vs
detergent.

5.Prepare salt,
titration, H2SO4
+ KOH
K2SO4, CuSO4

2.Prepare soap,
compare cleaning
soap vs detergent,
medicine, strc.
aspirin.
9.Contact process,
pollution, hardness
alloy experiment.
2.Prepare soap,
Cleaning soap vs
detergent.

8. pH value HCl vs
CH3COOH

4.Naming salt
precipitation
formed, Na2SO4
+ Pb(NO3)2
calculation.

4.Concentration,
molarity, prepare
standard solution,
NaOH 0.2 M.
Use:
M1V1= M2V2

5.Forming/
prepare salt
NH4NO3

1.Medicine, ginger,
tranquilizer.
5.Haber process

Rate of
Reaction
7.Factor-size,
temperature, catalyst,
Mg + HCl ,
sketch graphs,
collision theory.

7.Factor effect, size,

temperature, CaCO3
+ HCl, collision
theory, calculation.

6.Factor effect, size,

HCl + CaCO3,
compare graph,
collision theory.

Carbon
Compound

Thermochemistry

4.Esterification
(ethanol, ethanoic
acid, concentrated
sulphuric acid).

6.Heat of Displacement,
Cu + AgNO3

6.Production
Margarine.
8.Determine type of
carbon, start with
propanol, molecular
formula, compare
different alkene vs
alkane
2.Palm oil, prepare
soap.

4.Heat of precipitation,
AgNO3 + NaCl

3.Heat of Displacement,
Zn + CuSO4
5.Heat of combustion of
alcohol, methanol vs
ethanol, propanol.

ANALYSIS OF THE 2003-2009 SPM CHEMISTRY PAPER 2

TOPIC/
YEAR

1-5

2007

3.Empirical
formula (MgO,
PbO)
4.Substance, state,
melting point,
electricalconductivi
ty
5.No proton,
periodic table,
calculate mole.
8.Atomic model,
proton, neutron,
electron, heating
curve.
2.Periodic Table,
electron
arrangement.
3.Movement of
bromine particle in
air, kinetic theory.
2.Element Li, O,
period, group,
compound formed,
property.
3.Empirical
formula of
copper(II)oxide.

2008

2009

F4-6 & F5-3

Acid & Base

6.Rusting.

8.Electrolysis of
NaCl(aq), exp
describe
electrochemical
series.
9.Rusting exp.
8.a)Potential
difference for the
pair of metals.
b)Voltaic cell,
CuNO3, Cu(-),
Metal Q.
c)Electrolytic cell,
0.0001 moldm-3 vs
1.0 moldm-3 KI,
Half equation.
9.a)Redox: FeCl3 +
Metal
b)Plans an exp: Utube: Iodide ions as
are good reducing
agent.

Salt

9 & 13

Rate of
Reaction

Carbon
Compound

Thermochemistry

7.a)i) from
K2SO4, PbSO4,
ZnSO4, identify
soluble and
insoluble.
b) with
diagram,
crystallization
method o
prepare
insoluble salt
7(a)i) .
c)Testing of
i)nitrate salt
ii)Pb2+, Al3+

1.Preparing soap,
cleaning soap vs
detergent.
2.Haber, contact
process, prepare
NH4SO4.

10.Zn + acid
Energy profile
diagram,
calculation,
collision theory.

9.Different alkene
vs alcohol vs
carboxylic acid.

10.pH value of 2
acid solution
why different?

10.Prepare
salt, PbSO4.

5.Zn + HCl, to
analysis the curve.

4.C2H5OH, Heat
C2H5OH, C2H5OH
react with ethanoic
acid, dehydration
to produce ethene.

6.Heat of
neutalisation, HNO3
+ NaOH

10.a)CH3COOH
+ NaOH
write balance
equation.
b)Zn +HCl
which solvent
can produce
bubbles.

10.c)
Confirmatory
tests of salt:
Fe(NO3)3 and
FeCl3.[10m]

1.Contact process.
7.Food, medicine,
headache, bacteria
inflection, cleaning
action soap vs
detergent.
1.Alloy, copper ,
bronze.

5. HCl + CaCO3
factor - SIZE,
calculation,
collision theory,
sketch graph.

4.Alkene, compare
ethene, propene,
butene.
7.a)Compare 3
alcohol, ethanol,
propanol, butanol.
b)Determine
compound Xethanoic acid.
c)Ethene vs Ethane

6.Heat of
neutralization HNO3
+ NaOH