Chemistry

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The course is divided in a traditional manner into physical, inorganic and organic chemistry. Practical Work There are 12 compulsory practicals to be carried out during the A-level course (6 for AS) although practical skills are not assessed. However 15% of the marks in the final papers are assigned to assessment of understanding of experimental procedures and use of experimental results. AS Level The content is as follows:  Physical chemistry - Atomic structure; Amount of substance; Bonding; Energetics; Equilibria; Oxidation and reduction  Inorganic chemistry - Periodicity; Group 2; Group 7;  Organic chemistry - Alkanes, halogenalkanes; Alkenes; Alcohols; Organic analysis A-Level The content at A-level is as follows:  All of the above AS content  Physical Chemistry - Thermodynamics; Rate equations; Equilibrium constant Kp; Electrode potentials; Acid and bases;  Inorganic Chemistry - Transition metals; Reactions of ions in aqueous solution;  Organic Chemistry - Optical isomerism; Aldehydes and ketones; Carboxylic acids and their derivatives; Aromatic chemistry; Amines; Polymers; Amino acids, proteins and DNA; Organic synthesis; NMR; Chromatography

Course information

Name: Chemistry Qualification title: Chemistry Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Assessment At AS there are 2 papers both of which are 90 minutes long  Paper 1 Physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry  Paper 2 Physical chemistry and organic chemistry At the end of the second year there are 3 papers, all of which are 2 hours long  Paper 1 Physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry  Paper 2 Physical chemistry and organic chemistry  Paper 3 All content Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20151119 14:27:02 Updated 20161103 15:17:41

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Dame Alice Owen's School
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Dugdale Hill Lane Town: Potters Bar