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.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
Combined Science | Grade 6-6 in Combined Science | — |
Mathematics | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
Chemistry Alternative route | Grade 6 in Chemistry | — |
Mathematics Alternative route | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
English Language | Grade 3 in English Language | — |
Mathematics | Grade 3 in Mathematics | — |
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Assessment
Practical techniques are tested in exam questions rather than a controlled assessment or practical coursework. Since Chemistry is difficult, help is available to you at lunchtimes, or you can make an arrangement with the teachers when they are free. You will be given regular tests. We also have a considerable amount of resources and books available for you to borrow. You must be willing to learn new skills, new ways of thinking, learn how to understand scientific literature, have the determination to succeed, especially when you find things difficult. There is an external exam at the end of Year 13.
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