Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry is an A Level subject that will challenge the hardest-working students. Students will complete a minimum of 9 practical assessments and receive a pass or fail in practical competence assessed through the five Common Practical Assessment Criteria. Many topics build upon GCSE knowledge, going into greater depth, some topics will be entirely new such as entropy and instrumental analysis. Examination papers consist of multiple-choice questions, shorter structured questions that will be designed to test mainly knowledge and understanding of the specification content of the particular topics. Longer questions will also test the student’s skills in the interpretation and evaluation of data. Students may be required to apply their knowledge and understanding of chemistry to situations that they have not seen before. Module 1 Development of practical skills This will run throughout the course. Module 2 Foundations in chemistry - acid theory, redox reactions, bonding, and structure. Module 3 Periodic table and energy – periodic table, enthalpy, and equilibrium. Module 4 Core organic chemistry- Families of compounds and analytical techniques. Module 5 Physical chemistry and transition elements – rates of reactions, equilibrium, enthalpy, and entropy Module 6 Organic chemistry – aromatic chemistry, Carbonyls, and chromatography.