Chemistry
Examination Board: AQA
Entry Requirements: Minimum Grade 6 GCSE in Maths and Science Double Award at 66 or GCSE Triple Award at 6 (in physics)
Course Leader: Mrs C Lowe
Units of work covered – Year 12
Physical chemistry
3.1.1 Atomic structure
3.1.2 Amount of substance
3.1.3 Bonding
3.1.4 Energetics
3.1.5 Kinetics
3.1.6 Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc
3.1.7 Oxidation, reduction and redox equations
Inorganic chemistry
3.2.1 Periodicity
3.2.2 Group 2, the alkaline earth metals
3.2.3 Group 7(17), the halogens
Organic chemistry
3.3.1 Introduction to organic chemistry
3.3.2 Alkanes
3.3.3 Halogenoalkanes
3.3.4 Alkenes
3.3.5 Alcohols
3.3.6 Organic analysis
Students who are not continuing on to the A level can sit exams at the end of year 12 for the AS in Chemistry.
Units of Work Covered – Year 13
Physical Chemistry
3.1.8 Thermodynamics
3.1.9 Rate equations
3.1.10 Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems
3.1.11 Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells
3.1.12 Acids and bases
Inorganic chemistry
3.2.4 Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides
3.2.5 Transition metals
3.2.6 Reactions of ions in aqueous solution
Organic chemistry
3.3.7 Optical isomerism
3.3.8 Aldehydes and ketones
3.3.9 Carboxylic acids and derivatives
3.3.10 Aromatic chemistry
3.3.11 Amines
3.3.12 Polymers
3.3.13 Amino acids, proteins and DNA
3.3.14 Organic synthesis
3.3.15 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
3.3.16 Chromatography
Assessments Year 12
Paper 1 –
- Relevant Physical chemistry topics (sections 3.1.1 to 3.1.4, 3.1.6 to 3.1.8 and 3.1.10 to 3.1.127)
- Inorganic chemistry (Section 3.2)
- Relevant practical skills
How is it assessed?
- written exam; 2hours
- 105 marks
- 35% of the A-Level
- Questions
- 105 marks of short and long answer questions
Paper 2 –
- Relevant Physical chemistry topics (sections 3.1.2 to 3.1.6 and 3.1.9)
- Organic chemistry (Section 3.3)
- Relevant practical skills
How is it assessed?
- written exam; 2hours
- 105 marks
- 35% of the A-Level
- Questions
- 105 marks of short and long answer questions
Paper 3 –
- Any content
- Any practical skills
How is it assessed?
- written exam; 2hours
- 90 marks
- 30% of the A-Level
- Questions
- 40 of questions on practical techniques and data analysis
- 20 marks of questions testing across the specification
- 30 marks of multiple choice questions
Units of work covered – Year 13
Physical Chemistry
3.1.8 Thermodynamics
3.1.9 Rate equations
3.1.10 Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems
3.1.11 Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells
3.1.12 Acids and bases
Inorganic chemistry
3.2.4 Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides
3.2.5 Transition metals
3.2.6 Reactions of ions in aqueous solution
Organic chemistry
3.3.7 Optical isomerism
3.3.8 Aldehydes and ketones
3.3.9 Carboxylic acids and derivatives
3.3.10 Aromatic chemistry
3.3.11 Amines
3.3.12 Polymers
3.3.13 Amino acids, proteins and DNA
3.3.14 Organic synthesis
3.3.15 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
3.3.16 Chromatography
Assessments – Year 13
Paper 1 –
- Relevant Physical chemistry topics (sections 3.1.1 to 3.1.4, 3.1.6 to 3.1.8 and 3.1.10 to 3.1.127)
- Inorganic chemistry (Section 3.2)
- Relevant practical skills
How is it assessed?
- written exam; 2hours
- 105 marks
- 35% of the A-Level
- Questions
- 105 marks of short and long answer questions
Paper 2 –
- Relevant Physical chemistry topics (sections 3.1.2 to 3.1.6 and 3.1.9)
- Organic chemistry (Section 3.3)
- Relevant practical skills
How is it assessed?
- written exam; 2hours
- 105 marks
- 35% of the A-Level
- Questions
- 105 marks of short and long answer questions
Paper 3 –
- Any content
- Any practical skills
How is it assessed?
- written exam; 2hours
- 90 marks
- 30% of the A-Level
- Questions
- 40 of questions on practical techniques and data analysis
- 20 marks of questions testing across the specification
- 30 marks of multiple choice questions
