Chemistry

UPDATED 20160321 13:00:55

(A-level Chemistry goes into much more detail than GCSE. It attempts to answer the big question 'what is the world made of' and it's the search for this answer that makes this subject so fascinating. From investigating how one substance can be changed drastically into another, to researching a new wonder drug to save millions of lives, the opportunities that chemistry provides are endless. AS Chemistry topics Physical chemistry Including atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibrium and Le Chatelier's principle. Inorganic chemistry Including periodicity, Group 2 the alkaline earth metals, Group 7(17) the halogens. Organic chemistry Including introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogen alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, organic analysis. A Level Chemistry topics Physical chemistry Including thermodynamics, rate equations, the equilibrium constant, electrode potentials and electrochemical cells. Inorganic chemistry Including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals, reactions of ions in aqueous solution. Organic chemistry Including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, Chromatography. Possible degree options The top five degree courses taken by students who have an A-level in Chemistry are: Chemistry Biology Pre-clinical medicine Mathematics Pharmacology. Possible career options Studying an A-level Chemistry related degree at university gives you all sorts of exciting career options, including: Analytical chemist Chemical engineer Clinical biochemist Pharmacologist Doctor Research scientist (physical sciences) Toxicologist Chartered certified accountant Environmental consultant Higher education lecturer Patent attorney Science writer)

Course information

Name: Chemistry Qualification title: GCE AS Level in Chemistry Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20160321 13:00:55 Updated 20160321 13:00:55

Entry requirements

None

Provider

Gordon's School
Academy Converter
info@gordons.surrey.sch.uk
1276858084
http://www.gordons.surrey.sch.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1

Address

Bagshot Road
West End Town: Woking County:Surrey