Chemistry
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School & Sixth Form College - Cheshire East
01477410500
Selkirk Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7DX
Course summary

AS Chemistry and first-year 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 an introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and organic analysis. Second year of A-level 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.

Entry requirements

GCSE Chemistry/Science grade 6 - Ideally you will have studied HIGHER tier mathematics and have a grade 5 or equivalent in English. - 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above (including English and Maths).

How you'll be assessed

1 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry External examination 2h 35 2 Organic and Physical Chemistry External examination 2h 35 3 External examination 2h 30 4 Practical endorsement in chemistry Internally assessed pass/fail N/A

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityCheshire East
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressSelkirk Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7DX