The learning process is a blend of dynamic learning styles including; teacher-led sessions and active learning (e.g. peer tutoring, discovery practicals, student-led sessions, debates, presentations, group and individual projects). These may be accompanied by field trips and visits to local industries or Universities. The extensive experimental work includes activities such as making Aspirin and nylon, making and testing drugs, testing and evaluating chemical products and making your own cells (batteries). In the first year there are five storylines each covering a number of key concepts: Elements of life •atomic structure, atomic spectra and electron configurations •fusion reactions •mass spectroscopy and isotopes •the periodic table and Group 2 chemistry •bonding and the shapes of molecules •chemical equations and amount of substance (moles) •ions: formulae, charge density, tests •titrations and titration calculations. Developing fuels •thermochemistry •organic chemistry: names and combustion of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols •heterogeneous catalysis •reactions of alkenes •addition polymers •electrophilic addition •gas volume calculations •shapes of organic molecules, σ- and π-bonds •structural and E/Z isomers •dealing with polluting gases. Elements from the sea •halogen chemistry •redox chemistry and electrolysis •equilibrium •atom economy The ozone story •composition by volume of gases •the electromagnetic spectrum and the interaction of radiation with matter •rates of reaction •radical reactions •intermolecular bonding •haloalkanes •nucleophilic substitution reactions •the sustainability of the ozone layer. What’s in a medicine? •the chemistry of the –OH group, phenols and alcohols •carboxylic acids and esters •mass spectroscopy and IR spectroscopy •organic synthesis, preparative techniques and thin layer chromatography •green chemistry.
Name: Chemistry AS Level Qualification title: GCE AS Level in Chemistry B (Salters) Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations Created 20150702 11:18:36 Updated 20160324 11:31:51
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