Chemistry

Course summary

Overview of the course: How the course will be assessed over the two years: These qualifications are linear and all exams will be taken at the end of the second year. There are 12 required practical exams that must be completed over the two years.Chemistry A level Physical chemistry: atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, Kinetics, chemical equilibria, le chatelier’s principle and Kc, thermodynamics (A level only), rate equations (A level only), equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems (A level only), electrode potentials and electrochemical cells (A level only), acids and bases (A level only) and inorganic chemistry. Periodicity: Group 2, the alkaline earth metals, Group 7(17), the halogens, properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides (A level only), transition metals (A level only), reactions of ions in aqueous solution (A level only), and organic chemistry. Organic chemistry: alkanes, halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, organic analysis, optical isomerism (A level only), aldehydes and ketones (A level only), carboxylic acids and derivatives (A level only), aromatic chemistry (A level only), amines (A level only), polymers (A level only), amino acids, proteins and DNA (A level only), organic synthesis (A level only), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (A level only)and chromatography (A level only).