A-level chemistry is considered an academic and rigorous course. It is an A-level that is respected and highly thought of by all universities and colleges and therefore a good grade in A-level chemistry will allow you to access many different courses. Having successfully studied Chemistry to A level shows your intelligence, application, and ability to learn. The course will develop your practical skills as well as application of knowledge, organizational skills, and critical thinking skills. A Level Chemistry Year 1 Topic Areas studied: Physical chemistry - including atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria, and Le Chatelier's principle. Inorganic chemistry - including Periodicity, Group 2 the alkaline earth metals, and Group 7 the Halogens. Organic chemistry - including introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, haloalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and organic analysis. A Level Chemistry Year 2 Topic Areas studied: Physical chemistry - including thermodynamics, rate equations, equilibria, and electrochemical cells. Inorganic chemistry - including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals. Organic chemistry - including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, chromatography.
Students need to have achieve at least 3 grade 5’s and 2 grade 4’s at GCSE level. Those students wanting to study A Level chemistry need to have gained at least a Grade 6 in Mathematics at GCSE. Ideally, students will have studied separate Chemistry, Biology, and Physics GCSEs and have gained at least grade 6 in Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Trilogy GCSE students should have gained at least 6,6 in their science GCSEs.
There are three written exam papers of 120 minutes each which are done at the end of year 13. Subject content taught in year 12 is also re-assessed at the end of year 13. There are twelve required practicals to carry out in lesson time over the duration of the two-year A-level course.
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| Local Authority | Liverpool |
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| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
A-level chemistry is considered an academic and rigorous course. It is an A-level that is respected and highly thought of by all universities and colleges and therefore a good grade in A-level chemistry will allow you to access many different courses. Having successfully studied Chemistry to A level shows your intelligence, application, and ability to learn. The course will develop your practical skills as well as application of knowledge, organizational skills, and critical thinking skills. A Level Chemistry Year 1 Topic Areas studied: Physical chemistry - including atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria, and Le Chatelier's principle. Inorganic chemistry - including Periodicity, Group 2 the alkaline earth metals, and Group 7 the Halogens. Organic chemistry - including introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, haloalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and organic analysis. A Level Chemistry Year 2 Topic Areas studied: Physical chemistry - including thermodynamics, rate equations, equilibria, and electrochemical cells. Inorganic chemistry - including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals. Organic chemistry - including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, chromatography.
Students need to have achieve at least 3 grade 5’s and 2 grade 4’s at GCSE level. Those students wanting to study A Level chemistry need to have gained at least a Grade 6 in Mathematics at GCSE. Ideally, students will have studied separate Chemistry, Biology, and Physics GCSEs and have gained at least grade 6 in Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Trilogy GCSE students should have gained at least 6,6 in their science GCSEs.
There are three written exam papers of 120 minutes each which are done at the end of year 13. Subject content taught in year 12 is also re-assessed at the end of year 13. There are twelve required practicals to carry out in lesson time over the duration of the two-year A-level course.