Chemistry

Course summary

The specification is arranged into the three traditional branches of chemistry – physical, inorganic, and organic. In the first year of A Level, you will study the following topics: - Atomic structure - Amount of substance - Bonding - Energetic - Kinetics - Equilibria - Periodicity - An introduction to organic chemistry and some homologous series such as the alcohols In the second year, new topics are introduced such as: - Thermodynamics - Electrochemical cells - Properties of period 3 elements - Transition metals - Optical isomerism - Polymers - Proteins - DNA - Organic synthesis - NMR