Exam Board: AQA Duration: 2 years Entry Requirements: Grade 7-7 in Combined Science, or Grade 7 in GCSE Chemistry (and Grade 7 in another Science), Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics.
Reasons to study A Level Chemistry
Everything you see, touch, taste, or smell, involves Chemistry in some way. As the central science subject, Chemistry fits well with Biology, Physics, and related subjects. Chemists will be needed to help tackle problems facing us such as finding more environmentally friendly alternatives to current plastics and fuels, devising better batteries, making more effective medicines. Aside from the huge range of career opportunities that studying chemistry opens up, you learn how to be objective, analytical, methodical, and in turn solve your own questions that you have about the world around you.
Course Outline – Year 12
Physical Chemistry – The fundamental Principles that underline Chemistry:
Atomic Structure, Amount of substance, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical Equilibria and Le Chatalier’s Principle.
Inorganic chemistry – Elements on the Periodic Table other than carbon:
Oxidation, reduction and redox equations, Periodicity, Group 2 – the Alkaline Earth Metals, Group 7 – The Halogens
Organic Chemistry – The study of carbon containing elements:
Introduction to organic chemistry, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Organic Analysis
Course Outline – Year 13
Year 13 Physical Chemistry:
Thermodynamics, Rate equations, Equilibrium Constant and Kp, Electrode Potentials and electrochemical cells, Acids and Bases
Year 13 Inorganic Chemistry:
Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, Transition metals, Reactions of ions in aqueous solutions.
Year 13 Organic Chemistry:
Optical isomerism, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxylic acids and derivatives, Aromatic chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Polymers, Amino acids/proteins/DNA, Organic synthesis, NMR Spectroscopy, Chromatography
Assessment Outline
Progression Routes and Career Paths
- Chemistry
- Medicine
- Veterinary science
- Pharmacy
- Forensics
- Law (Patent and General)
- Chemistry Teaching
- Biochemistry
- Dentistry
- Pharmacology
- Chemical engineering
- Civil Service
- Industrial research
- Journalism
The Romero’s Chemistry Department
A committed team of expert teachers who share their love of their subject with passion.
Opportunities for enrichment including involvement in the Romero’s Medics Programme, which provides focussed support for those interested in a career in medicine.
A team of teachers who at GCSE have, year on year, delivered some of the strongest outcomes in the country.
First class, Science labs fully equipped with specialist equipment to complete the full range of experimental techniques.
Members of the A Level delivery team have had extensive experience teaching A Level Chemistry and beyond.
Further Information
For more information or if you have any questions about the A Level Chemistry course please contact:
Mr D Woodhouse – Subject Leader for Science [email protected]
