Course information
Chemistry
King David High School - Liverpool
01512351420
116 Childwall Road, Liverpool, L15 6WU
Course summary

First year of A-Level 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, Group 7(17) the halogens. Organic Chemistry: Including an introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and organic analysis. Second year of A-Level Physical Chemistry: Including thermodynamics, rate equations, equilibrium constant (Kc) for homogeneous systems, electrode potentials, and electrochemical cells. Inorganic Chemistry: Including properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals, reactions of ions in aqueous solution. Organic Chemistry: Including optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, and chromatography.

Entry requirements

GCSE Chemistry Grade 7 or GCSE Science Trilogy Grades 76 GCSE Mathematics Grade 6

How you'll be assessed

A-Level Chemistry is now a linear qualification and all examinations take place at the end of the course. A level Paper 1 • Inorganic chemistry, with relevant physical chemistry • Relevant practical skills • Written exam: 2 hours • 105 marks • 35% of A-Level • 105 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions A level Paper 2 • Organic chemistry, with relevant physical chemistry • Relevant practical skills • Written exam: 2 hours • 105 marks • 35% of A-level • 105 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions A level Paper 3 • All practical skills • All content • Written exam: 2 hours • 90 marks • 30% of A-level • 40 marks: questions on practical techniques and data analysis • 20 marks: testing across the specification • 30 marks: multiple choice questions

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityLiverpool
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
Address116 Childwall Road, Liverpool, L15 6WU