Chemistry

Course summary

Year 12 Content Physical Chemistry - The content of this module includes atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s principle. Inorganic Chemistry - This module includes the study of: periodicity, group 2 alkaline earth metals and group 7 halogens. Organic Chemistry - In this module, students learn about: introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogen alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and organic analysis. Year 13 Content Physical Chemistry - The content of this module includes thermodynamics, rate equations, the equilibrium constant, electrode potentials and electrochemistry. Inorganic Chemistry - This module includes the study of: properties of period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals and reactions of ions in aqueous solutions. Organic Chemistry - In this module, students learn about: optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and chromatography.