Chemistry

Course summary

Units Studied Year 12 Unit 1: Development of Practical Skills in Chemistry Unit 2: Foundations in Chemistry Unit 3: Periodic Table and Energy Unit 4: Core Organic Chemistry Units Studied Year 13 Unit 1: Development of Practical Skills in Chemistry Unit 2: Foundations in Chemistry Atoms, Compounds, Molecules and Equations, Amount of Substance, Acid–Base and Redox Reactions, Electrons, Bonding, and Structure. Unit 3: Periodic Table and Energy The Periodic Table and Periodicity, Group 2 and the Halogens, Qualitative Analysis, Enthalpy Changes, Reaction Rates and Equilibrium (qualitative). Unit 4: Core Organic Chemistry Basic Concepts, Hydrocarbon, Alcohols and Halo Alkanes, Organic Synthesis Analytical Techniques (IR and MS). Unit 5: Physical Chemistry and Transition Elements: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium (quantitative), pH and Buffers, Enthalpy, Entropy and Free Energy, Redox and Electrode Potentials, Transition Elements. Unit 6: Organic Chemistry and Analysis This course develops students’ observational, investigative, and problem-solving skills while developing a creative mind. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to study a degree in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemistry, or medicine. Career pathways include chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry, law, and the healthcare profession.