TOPICS IN YEAR 1 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Including atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier’s principle. - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including periodicity, group 2: the alkaline earth metals and group 7 (17): the halogens. - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols and organic analysis. TOPICS IN YEAR 2 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Including thermodynamics, rate equations, the equilibrium constant Kp, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells. - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals and reactions of ions in aqueous solution. - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and chromatography.
GCSE grade 6 science and maths To secure your place at Aston Manor Sixth Form, you must achieve five GCSEs at grades 4-9 (including English and maths at grade 4).
There is no coursework on this course, but your performance during practicals will be assessed. There are three exams at the end of year two, all of which are two hours long. At least 15% of the marks for A-level Chemistry are based on what you learned in your practical classes.
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| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Birmingham |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Phillips Street, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4PZ |
TOPICS IN YEAR 1 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Including atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier’s principle. - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including periodicity, group 2: the alkaline earth metals and group 7 (17): the halogens. - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols and organic analysis. TOPICS IN YEAR 2 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Including thermodynamics, rate equations, the equilibrium constant Kp, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells. - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals and reactions of ions in aqueous solution. - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and chromatography.
GCSE grade 6 science and maths To secure your place at Aston Manor Sixth Form, you must achieve five GCSEs at grades 4-9 (including English and maths at grade 4).
There is no coursework on this course, but your performance during practicals will be assessed. There are three exams at the end of year two, all of which are two hours long. At least 15% of the marks for A-level Chemistry are based on what you learned in your practical classes.
