Chemistry (A Level)

Course summary

Year 1 content • Development of practical skills in Chemistry This involves ongoing practical tasks that are used to learn practical skills and lead to a practical endorsement award at the end of the 2-year course. 15% of the marks in the exams are based on these skills. • Physical Chemistry 1 Atomic structure, Amount of substance, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Equilibria, Oxidation, reduction and redox reactions. • Inorganic Chemistry 1 Periodicity, Group 2 the alkaline Earth metals, Group 7 the Halogens. • Organic Chemistry 1 Introduction to organic Chemistry, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Organic Analysis. Year 2 content • Physical Chemistry 2 Thermodynamics, Rate equations and Kp, Electrode potentials and cells, Acids, Bases and pH. • Inorganic Chemistry 2 Period 3 elements, Transition metals. • Organic Chemistry 2 Isomerism and Carbonyl groups, Aromatic Compounds and Amines, Polymers, Amino acids, Proteins and DNA, Further synthesis and Analysis.