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Faculty: Science
Subject: A-Level Chemistry
Subject Leader: Mrs Tapp, Head of Chemistry, Miss Eades
Exam Board: AQA
ASSESSMENT FORMAT
Examinations
SUBJECT OVERVIEW
The course is split into the three branches of chemistry:
- Physical Chemistry – including atomic structure, amount of substance, thermodynamics and rate equations
- Inorganic Chemistry – including periodicity, group 2, group 7 and transition metals
- Organic Chemistry – including alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, polymers, amino acids and proteins
All three branches carry a large practical section. Students will be assessed on their competency in required practical and will achieve a pass/fail for this at the end of the course.
What does this subject prepare you for?
Engineering, medicine, nanotechnology, scientific publishing, veterinary medicine, environmental science, forensic science, pharmacy, toxicology, metallurgy (studying how metals behave and how they can be used), space exploration, developing perfumes and cosmetics, developing new sources of electricity/energy, software development.
