Chemistry

Course summary

A level Chemistry encourages students to answer the big question, "What is the world made of?" It is the search for this answer that makes the 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. Chemistry is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes. Year 12: Students gain a much greater and detailed insight into the structure of an atom, kinetics, bonding, the periodic table and carbon chemistry; alkanes and alkenes. Year 13: Students extend their Year 12 knowledge and apply their skills, tackling thermodynamics, electrode potentials, rate equations and organic chemistry in relation to polymers and DNA.