2010 SPM Exams Tips - Chemistry

Paper 2

Section A:

Question 1: Form 4 (Chapter 9)

Contact process and Haber process (equation and condition)

Question 2: Form 4 (Chapter 6)

Compare electrolytic cell and voltaic cell

Question 3: Form 4 (Chapter 7)

Prepare standard solution and dilution experiment and calculation

Titration experiment and calculation

Question 4: Form 5 (Chapter 2)

Chemical reaction from alkene to ester (equation and condition)

Question 5: Form 5 (Chapter 3)

U-tube (flow of electron, terminal of electrodes, function of H2SO4, observations and equations)

(Oxidising agent: KMnO4, K2Cr2O7, Br2, Cl2)

(Reducing agent: FeSO4, KI)

Question 6: Form 5 (Chapter 2&5)

Latex (Structure of monomer and polymer and explain its elasticity and vulcanisation)

Explain how latex coagulate when exposed to air and how to prevent the coagulation
Soap (preparation equation, cleansing process and effectiveness in hard water and soft water)

Section B:

Question 7-Essay: Form 4 (Chapter 4&5)

Compare Group 1 and Group 17 elements

Physical properties of Group 17 or reactivity of Group 17 elements towards Iron

Compare physical properties of ionic compounds and covalent compounds

(Electrical conductivity – experiment)

Question 8-Essay: Form 5 (Chapter 1)

Explain the factors that affect the rate of reaction(size, temp. concentration, catalyst) by using collision
theory

Sketch energy level diagram, equations and calculations

Section C:

Question 9-Essay: Form 4 (Chapter 8)

Heating of carbonate salt

Experiment: Prepare soluble salt / insoluble salt

Question 10-Essay: Form 5 (Chapter 3)

Compare and explain exothermic reaction and endothermic reaction

Experiment: Heat of neutralisation between weak acid and strong alkali

Paper 3

Section A:

Question 1: Form 5 (Chapter 4)

Group 1 metal with oxygen. (Observations, variables, hypothesis)

Question 2: Form 5 (Chapter 2)

Heat of combustion of different types of alcohols

(Electronic balance and thermometer readings)

(Calculation and draw graph)

Section B: (Practical)

1. Form 4 (Chapter 6)

To investigate the types of electrode/anode affect the choice of ions to be discharged.

2. Form 5 (Chapter 1)

Rate of reaction(size, temperature or catalyst)

3. Form 5 (Chapter 3)
To investigate the effect of different metals when in contact with iron to the rusting of iron.

4. Form 5 (Chapter 4)

Heat of combustion of alcohols

List of Experiments

Form 4 – Chapter 3

(1) To determine the empirical formula of copper (II) oxide

(2) To determine the empirical formula of magnesium oxide

Form 4 – Chapter 4

(3) To investigate the chemical properties of Group 17 elements (Iron)

Form 4 – Chapter 5

(4) To investigate the electrical conductivity of ionic compound and covalent compound

Form 4 – Chapter 6

(5) To investigate the effect the types of electrodes on the products of electrolysis

(6) To construct the electrochemical series based on the potential difference between two metals

Form 4 – Chapter 7

(7) To prepare standard solution

(8) Titration

Form 4 – Chapter 8

(9) To prepare sodium chloride by mixing an acid with alkali (titration method)

(10) To prepare copper(II) nitrate by mixing and acid with a metal oxide

(11) To prepare insoluble salts by precipitation method

Form 5 – Chapter 1

(12) To investigate the effect of size of the reactant on the rate of reaction.

(13) To investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction.

(14) To investigate the effect of catalyst on the rate of reaction.

Form 5 – Chapter 3

(15) To investigate the effect of different metals when in contact with iron to the rusting of iron.

Form 5 – Chapter 4

(16) To determine heat of neutralisation of weak acid and strong alkali

(17) To determine the heat of combustion of alcohol

SPM 2010 PHYSICS FORCAST….

Paper 2

Section A:

Question 1: Form 4 (Chapter 1)

Measuring Instrument - Vernier calliper/micrometer screw gauge (reading, accuracy, zero error)

Question 2: Form 5 (Chapter 2)

Choose type of fuse

Electric circuit for safety

Question 3: Form 4 (Chapter 4)

Specific latent heat of fusion and Specific latent heat of vaporisation

Steaming of food

Question 4: Form 4 (Chapter 3)

Bernoulli principle (Aerofoil)

Question 5: Form 5 (Chapter 3)

Electromagnet (electric bell)

Question 6: Form 5 (Chapter 1)

Refraction of water

Question 7: Form 5 (Chapter 5)

Equation for alpha, beta and gamma decay (Graph of nucleon number against proton number)
Calculation for the nuclear energy

Management of radioactive substance

Question 8: Form 4 (Chapter 2)

Principle of conservation of energy (definition and calculation)

Choose spring (Most elastic)

Section B: (Modify and explain)

Question 9-Essay: Form 4 (Chapter 5)

Compare size of image formed by different object distance

Application of convex mirror. (widen the viewing angle)

Modify projector @ microscope @ telescope)

Question 10-Essay: Form 5 (Chapter 3)

Electromagnetic induction (Lenz Law and Faraday law, calculation, graph, AC generator, factors)

Design DC adaptor from AC supply (transformer and rectifier)

Section C: (Choose suitability)

Question 11-Essay: Form 4 (Chapter 5)

Archimedes’s principle (definition, calculation, float concept calculation)

Choose material for hot air balloon

Question 12-Essay: Form 5 (Chapter 4)

Semiconductor and transistor as automatic switch

Choose material for semiconductor

Paper 3

Section A:

Question 1: Form 4 (Chapter 5)

Snell Law/Refractive index (sin i against sin r) (Reading on protractor)

Question 2: Form 5 (Chapter 2)

Internal resistance (E = V + Ir)

Section B: (Practical)

1. Form 4 (Chapter 2)

Mass and Acceleration experiment (Ticker timer)

2. Form 4 (Chapter 4)

Gas Law experiment (Boyle’s Law, Charles’s Law and Pressure Law)

Specific Heat Capacity experiment (mass water increases, change in temperature decreases)

3. Form 5 (Chapter 1)
Interference of Light or Sound experiment (a increases, x decreases)

4. Form 5 (Chapter 2)

Factors that affect Resistance (length, cross-sectional area, temperature and type of material)

Ohm’s Law experiment (V = IR)

List of Experiemts:

Form 4 – Chapter 2

(1) To investigate the relationship between inertia and mass

(2) To investigate the relationship between force and acceleration

(3) To investigate the relationship between mass and acceleration

Form 4 – Chapter 3

(4) To investigate the relationship between depth and pressure of liquid

(5) To investigate the relationship between immersion destance in water and weight

Form 4 – Chapter 4

(6) To investigate the relationship between mass of water and change in temperature

(7) To investigate the relationship between the pressure and the volume (Boyle’s Law)

(8) To determine the relationship between the pressure and the temperature (Pressure Law)

(9) To determine the relationship between the volume and the temperature (Charles’ Law)

Form 5 – Chapter 1

(10) To investigate the relationship between the distance between two coherent source and distance
bwteen two consecutive constructive inteference (Light and sound)
Form 5 – Chapter 2

(11) To investigate the relationship between current and the potential difference for a wire

(12) To investigate the factors affecting resistance (length, thickness of wire and temperature

SPM BIOLOGY TIPS 2010

Biology
* Hot Topic
- Chpt 4- chemical composition
- chpt 5 – cell division
- chpt 6 - Nutrition –food digestion, the mechanism of photosynthesis
- Chpt 8 – food chain, food web, trophic level, colonization and succession in mangrove swamps (essay)
- Chpt – 9 –endangered ecosystem- eutrophication and B.O.D value (paper 3), thinning ozone layer and
greeb house effect (essay)
- Chpt – 10-lymphatic system, active and passive immunity-defence system, factor that effect the rate of
transpiration(paper 3)
- Chpt 12 – coordinate and responce – homeostasis (osmoregulation-urine formation @ blood glucose
level) ***(essay)
- Chpt 13- reproduction and growth – role of hormone in menstrual cycle, double fertilisation
- Chpt 14 – inheritance
- Chpt – variation(essay) – comparison between continuous and discontinuous, chromosomal mutation,
gene mutation

SPM B.MELAYU 2010 TIPS

Bahasa Melayu
*trial Kelantan dan terengganu
Karangan bhgn A
- Cara2 memupuk masyarakat penyayang
- Kemalangan jalan raya (punca2 atau langkah2)

* topik2 penting
- Kebaikan membeli barangan tempatan
- Faedah bersukan
- cara mengatasi kemalangan jalan raya
- langkah menyemai semangat patriotic
- usaha memajukan industry batik
- kebaikan sector pertanian

Karangan bhgn B
Predict 1
- Penyakit berjangkit/ Influenza A (HINI) (punca merebak & cara mengatasi)
- Konsep 1 Malaysia ( tujuan dan cara menjayakannya)
- Masalah sosial dalam kalangan remaja (punca dan cara mengatasi)
- Pencemaran alam (punca, kesan dan cara mengatasi)
- Menabung/ berjimat-cermat (kebaikan dan langkah)
- Industri pelancongan ( kebaikan dan langkah memajukan)
- Kempan ‘Tak Nak Merokok’( tujuan kempen dan langkah menjayakan kempen)

Predict 2
- Gaya hidup sihat
- Konsep/ gagasan satu Malaysia
- Bahasa kebangsaan
- Masalah sosial dalam kalangan remaja
- Isu antarabangsa- bentuk2 bantuan yg patut disumbangkan kpd negara2 yg dilanda bencana alam
- Berdasarkan novel yg dibaca, terangkn tentang isu perdaduan yg ada pd novel tersebut. (tidak boleh
reka2) – boleh guna novel dlm komsas