Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties and how it reacts. The course also leads on to the application of chemistry within the modern chemical industry. Students cover a broad range of chemistry topics across the two years including: Physical chemistry—atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier’s principle, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells. Inorganic chemistry - periodicity, Group 2 the alkaline earth metals, Group 7(17) the halogens, Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals and reactions of ions in aqueous solution. Organic chemistry—introduction to organic chemistry, organic analysis, optical isomerism, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and chromatography.
To gain entry onto the Chemistry A-level course students will need to attain a grade 6 in Combined Science or the Chemistry element of a Triple Science course. Ideally students will also have a grade 6 in maths.
A level study will involve sitting three exams, 2 hours each in duration, at the end of the second year. Practical assessment: Practical work is at the heart of chemistry and has been built into the new specification as 12 required practicals; assessed as part of written exams at the end of AS and A Level. A separate endorsement of practical skills is also assessed by teachers throughout the course.
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | York |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, YO32 4BZ |
Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties and how it reacts. The course also leads on to the application of chemistry within the modern chemical industry. Students cover a broad range of chemistry topics across the two years including: Physical chemistry—atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier’s principle, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells. Inorganic chemistry - periodicity, Group 2 the alkaline earth metals, Group 7(17) the halogens, Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals and reactions of ions in aqueous solution. Organic chemistry—introduction to organic chemistry, organic analysis, optical isomerism, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and chromatography.
To gain entry onto the Chemistry A-level course students will need to attain a grade 6 in Combined Science or the Chemistry element of a Triple Science course. Ideally students will also have a grade 6 in maths.
A level study will involve sitting three exams, 2 hours each in duration, at the end of the second year. Practical assessment: Practical work is at the heart of chemistry and has been built into the new specification as 12 required practicals; assessed as part of written exams at the end of AS and A Level. A separate endorsement of practical skills is also assessed by teachers throughout the course.
