CHEMISTRY A LEVEL & AS LEVEL
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Chemistry
Course outline
Modules
Module 1
Development of practical skills in chemistry
- Practical skills assessed in a written examination
- Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement
Module 2
Foundations in chemistry
- Atoms, compounds, molecules and equations
- Amount of substance
- Acid-base and redox reactions
- Electrons, bonding and structure
Module 3
Periodic table and energy
- The periodic table and periodicity
- Group 2 and the halogens
- Qualitative analysis
- Enthalpy changes
- Reaction rates and equilibrium (qualitative)
Module 4
Core organic chemistry
- Basic concepts
- Hydrocarbons
- Alcohols and haloalkanes
- Organic synthesis
- Analytical techniques (IR and MS)
Module 5
Physical chemistry and transition elements
- Reaction rates and equilibrium (quantitative)
- pH and buffers
- Enthalpy, entropy and free energy
- Redox and electrode potentials
- Transition elements
Module 6
Organic chemistry and analysis
- Aromatic compounds
- Carbonyl compounds
- Carboxylic acids and esters
- Nitrogen compounds
- Polymers
- Organic synthesis
- Chromatography and spectroscopy (NMR)
Assesment
AS Level Chemistry
Component 01: Breadth in chemistry
- Assessment of content from modules 1-4
- 70 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50% of total AS level
Component 02: Depth in chemistry
- Assessment of content from modules 1-4
- 70 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50 % of total AS level
A Level Biology
Component 01: Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry
- Assessment of content from modules 1, 2, 3 and 5
- 100 marks
- 2 hour 15 minutes written paper
- 37% of total A level
Component 02: Synthesis and analytical techniques
- Assessment of content from modules 1, 2, 4 and 6
- 100 marks
- 2 hour 15 minutes written paper
- 37% of total A level
Component 03: Unified chemistry
- Assessment of content from all modules
- 70 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 26% of total A level
Practical Endorsement in Chemistry
- Non-exam assessment
- At least 12 practical activities to be completed
- Reported separately as a pass or a fail
Specification
Tutors
MA (Oxford)
Emma Tomita
BA (Cambridge), MSc (Cambridge)
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