Chemistry - A Level

Assessment

There are 12 physical, 6 inorganic and 16 organic chemistry modules, as well as 12 required practicals. Topics studied include, but aren’t limited to: Physical Chemistry (Atomic Structure, Amount of Substance, Kinetics, Energetics) Inorganic Chemistry (Periodicity, Group 2 and 7, Transition Metals) Organic Chemistry (Alkanes, Optical Isomerism, Aromatic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis) How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed with three terminal exams: Paper 1 – Inorganic and Physical (35%) Paper 2 - Organic and Physical (35%) Paper 3 – All modules (30%) The competency of practical skills is assessed by the teacher and reported to AQA, as well as being embedded in written exams.