Chemistry
Gordon's School - Surrey
01276858084
Bagshot Road, West End, Woking, GU24 9PT
Course summary

Year 12 • Physical chemistry: Atomic structure, Amount of substance, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc, oxidation, reduction and redox equations. • Inorganic chemistry: Group 2 the alkaline earth metals, Group 7 the halogens, periodicity. • Organic chemistry: Indroduction to organic chemistry, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Organic analysis. Year 13 • Physical chemistry: Thermodynamics, Acids and Bases, Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells, Rate equations, Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems. • Inorganic chemistry: Transition metals, Reactions of ions in aqueous solution, Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides. • Organic chemistry: Optical isomerism, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxylic acids and derivatives, Aromatic chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Amino acids, proteins and DNA, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Chromatography, Organic synthesis. Over the course students complete twelve required practicals. These will be assessed in the exams and provide the evidence for the practical endorsement.

Entry requirements

• A minimum of five GCSE grades 9 to 5, with at least grade 5 in English and Mathematics. • Required for Medicine. Complements A Level Biology strongly recommended that students have a strong foundation in Mathematics with a grade 6 at GCSE. • GCSE grade 7 in Chemistry or 7-7 in Combined Science

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1: Relevant Physical chemistry topics, Inorganic chemistry and relevant practical skills. 2 hours – 105 marks 35% This paper is made up of 105 marks with a mixture of short and long answer questions. Paper 2: Relevant Physical chemistry topics, Organic chemistry and relevant practical skills. 2 hours – 105 marks 35% This paper is made up of 105 marks with a mixture of short and long answer questions. Paper 3: Any content, any practical skills. 2 hours – 90 marks 30% 40 marks of questions on practical techniques and data analysis, 20 marks of questions testing across the specification and 30 marks of multiple choice questions.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthoritySurrey
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressBagshot Road, West End, Woking, GU24 9PT