Welcome to A Level Chemistry!
Studying A-level Chemistry gives students the in-depth knowledge needed for university and helps develop vital practical and problem solving skills, which are transferable to any future career.
Throughout the course students study:
- Physical chemistry (atomic structure, bonding, kinetics, equilibrium, energetics, thermodynamics, acids and bases)
- Inorganic chemistry (trends in the periodic table, transition metal chemistry, reactions of ions in aqueous solution and properties of period 3 elements)
- Organic chemistry (alkanes, haloalkanes, alkenes and alcohols. In addition to analytical techniques, optical isomerism and reactions for a range of organic substances, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and chromatography)
Assessment
Exam Board: AQA Chemistry
- 3x 2 hour exam (taken at the end of Year 13)
Entry Requirements
- GCSE grade 4+ in English
- GCSE grade 6+ in Maths and Chemistry
- A positive attitude to learning evidenced by a school report
