Course content. This specification is designed to encourage candidates to: gain hands-on practical skills and data analysis skills appreciate how science works and its relevance beyond the laboratory develop an enthusiasm for Chemistry demonstrate a synoptic understanding study Chemistry in a contemporary context. Course structure. The specification is arranged into the traditional three branches of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry. Physical chemistry Including atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier’s principle, oxidation, reduction and redox equations, thermodynamics, rate equations, equilibrium constant (Kc) for homogeneous systems, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells, acids and bases. Inorganic chemistry Including periodicity, Group 2 the alkaline earth metals, Group 7(17) the halogens, properties of period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals, reactions of ions in aqueous solution. Organic chemistry Including introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, organic analysis, optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, chromatography.
Name: Chemistry A Level Qualification title: GCE A Level in Chemistry Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Examinations: This is a linear qualification; this means that students will sit all three of the A-level exams at the end of their two year A-level course. A-level Paper 1: 2 hour exam; 35 % of the A-level; 105 marks of long and short answer questions covering a mixture of inorganic chemistry and physical topics as well as practical skills learned throughout the course. Paper 2: 2 hour exam; 35 % of the A-level; 105 marks of long and short answer questions covering a mixture of organic chemistry and physical topics as well as practical skills learned throughout the course. Paper 3: 2 hour exam; 30 % of the A-level; 40 marks of questions on practical techniques and data analysis; 20 marks of questions testing across the specification; 30 marks of multiple choice questions. Practical Assessment: A-level grades will be based only on marks from written exams. A separate endorsement of practical skills will be taken alongside the A-level. This will be assessed by teachers and will be based on direct observation of students’ competency in a range of skills that are not assessable in written exams. Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20150923 09:23:22 Updated 20160907 13:55:39
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