A Level Chemistry

Course summary

Studying A Level Chemistry will enable you to develop: an enthusiasm for Chemistry and an understanding of how everyday ideas can be explained by chemical concepts practical skills alongside understanding of concepts and principles an appropriate and relevant foundation of knowledge and skills for the study of Chemistry in Higher Education and also relevant skills and knowledge to be applied in careers where Chemistry is essential. In year 12 Unit 1: Physical chemistry 1.1 Atomic structure 1.2 Amount of substance 1.3 Bonding 1.4 Energetics 1.5 Kinetics 1.6 Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc 1.7 Oxidation, reduction and redox equations Unit 2: Inorganic chemistry 2.1 Periodicity 2.2 Group 2, the alkaline earth metals 2.3 Group 7(17), the halogens Unit 3: Organic chemistry 3.1 Introduction to organic chemistry 3.2 Alkanes 3.3 Halogenoalkanes 3.4 Alkenes 3.5 Alcohols 3.6 Organic analysis In year 13 Unit 4: Physical chemistry 1.8 Thermodynamics 1.9 Rate equations 1.10 Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems 1.11 Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells 1.12 Acids and bases Unit 5: Inorganic chemistry 2.4 Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides 2.5 Transition metals 2.6 Reactions of ions in aqueous solution Unit 6: Organic chemistry 3.7 Optical isomerism 3.8 Aldehydes and ketones 3.9 Carboxylic acids and derivatives 3.10 Aromatic chemistry 3.11 Amines 3.12 Polymers 3.13 Amino acids, proteins and DNA 3.14 Organic synthesis 3.15 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy 3.16 Chromatography