Chemistry

Course summary

This subject has 3 areas of study: Physical chemistry: Atomic structure, Amount of substance, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier's principle, Oxidation, reduction and redox equations, Thermodynamics, Rate equations, Equilibrium constant Kc for homogeneous systems, Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells, Acids and bases. Inorganic chemistry: Periodicity, Group 2: the alkaline earth metals, Group 7(17): the halogens, Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, Transition metals, Reactions of ions in aqueous solution. Organic chemistry: Introduction to organic chemistry, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Organic analysis, Optical isomerism, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxylic acids and derivatives, Aromatic chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Amino acids, proteins and DNA, Organic synthesis, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Chromatography. Why choose this course? Anyone who: • Has an interest in and enjoys Chemistry • Enjoys applying their mind to solving problems • Wants to use Chemistry to progress onto further studies in Higher Education or to support other qualifications • Wants to find out about how things work in the real world • Likes practical work!