CHEMISTRY SPM 2008 TIPS

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RAMALAN CHEMISTRY SPM 2008
CHEMISTRY SPM 2008 TIPS / PREDICTION

Paper 2 Section A.

Q1.Periodic Table
Q2.Production of Sulphuric Acid & Ammonia and Alloy
Q3.Heating of naphthalene Melting point / Freezing point
Q4.Voltaic Cell + Electrolytic Cell
Q5.Carbon compound + Table ROR + Draw graph
Q6.Heat of Precipitation / Displacement / Neutralization / Combustion
>Salt lead(11) Carbonate / Zinc Sulphate
>Soap and detergent
> ROR – concentration

Paper 2 Section B & C

Q1.Soap + Detergent - Cleaning Effectiveness / Alloy / Medicine Food Additives
Q2.Electroplating of iron ring — Compare carbon electrode cell and copper electrode cell using a table
Q3.Redox –U-tube FeSO4 and Br2 and using Oxidation number compare redox reaction.
Q4.Bonding — ionic , covalent, draw, and explain
>Hydrocarbon / Alcohol / Esterification
>Latex
Paper 3 Section A

Q1.Potential Difference- ECS — Metal or ROR — temperature
Q2.Neutralisation — Burrette Reading
>Rubber ( natural rubber and vulcanize rubber ) – Length - explain

Paper 3 Section B Experiment
One of the four below
>Reactivity in Group I (water) / Reactivity Metal + Oxygen
>Heat of Combustion of Alcohol
>Rate of Reaction
>Differentiate Hexane & Hexene
> Strength of Alloy compared to Metal

Important SPM 2008 Chem Essay Question that you must remember

Q1. Soap + Detergent — Cleaning Effectiveness — Alloy — Medicine Food Additives
Q2.Electroplating of iron ring — Compare carbon electrode cell and copper electrode cell using a table
Q3.Redox — U — tube FeSO4 and Br2 and using Oxidation number compare redox reaction.
Q4.Bonding — ionic , covalent, draw, and explain
Q5.Heat of combustion exp. Calculate heat of precipitation.
Q6.Empirical formula, CuO, exp. precautionary steps, Calculations
Q7.Food additive (memorise 3) Rubber, compare natural rubber and vulcanize rubber)
Q8.Define acid & Base, procedure to produce soluble salt
Q9.Reactivity of Group 1 and Group 17 —experiments / explaination


Use the tips as areas to have a good look at, but remember that no-one knows what’s in the exam except the examiner. Your safest bet is to achieve good syllabus coverage in your revision, as the examiner aims to do in the exam. ~~ ken