May 2022 · Paper 2A
Pre-2025 SyllabusDownload the official question paper from the MATSEC website, attempt it first, then use this page to check your working.
This paper included a Section B choice element — answer any 2 of 4 questions worth 20 marks each. The current syllabus (2025+) no longer includes this.
Section A
Ionic bonding
Rates of reaction
Composition of air
Solubility curves · Solutions — solute, solvent, solution
Preparation of salts
Hard & soft water
Organic Chemistry · Isomers
Equilibrium
Section B
Answer any TWO of the following four questions
Answer any TWO of the following four questions
Quantitative chemistry — moles & calculations
Organic Chemistry · Polymers
Haber process · Nitrogen compounds
Q12 — Not included
This question tested content outside the current SEC 06 syllabus and has been intentionally excluded.
Q12 — Not included (outside current syllabus)
Energetics
Q14 — Not included
This question tested content outside the current SEC 06 syllabus and has been intentionally excluded.
Q14 — Not included (outside current syllabus)