Chemistry

Chemistry is involved in everything around us - from the making of new materials to understanding biological systems, from the food we eat to the medicines which keep us healthy, and from the quality of the water we drink to keeping the air we breathe pure. Chemistry is an essential subject for many scientific degree courses such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Chemistry and Biology. A Level Chemistry will develop your knowledge and understanding of chemistry to provide a pathway to further study whilst ensuring relevance to contemporary issues.

AS Level

• Physical Chemistry: Amount of Substance,
• Structure & Bonding, Kinetics,
• Equilibria, Redox- Inorganic Chemistry: Periodicity, Group 2,
• Group 7- Organic Chemistry: Nomenclature, Alkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Analysis

A Level

• Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics,
• Kinetics, Equilibria, Electrochemical Cells, Acids & Bases
• Inorganic Chemistry: Periodicity, Transition Metals
• Organic Chemistry: Carbonyl Compounds, Aromatics, Amines, Polymers, Amino Acids, Analysis

• Lister T and Renshaw J – AQA Chemistry AS Student Book (Nelson Thornes, 2008)

• AS to A Level
• A Level progression to Degree level study including BSc (Hons)
• Careers could include: Chemical Engineer, Pharmacologist, Doctor, Biochemist, Pharmacist, Toxicologist