Chemistry

Course summary

Year 12 Bonding – how chemicals react together and stay together. Kinetics and energetics – why chemicals react together and predict whether they will. Amount of substance – how much of a chemical will react and how much will we produce. Organic chemistry – an introduction to the chemistry of carbon. Year 13 Acids and pH – calculating the pH of solutions. Electrochemistry – how to make electricity from chemical reactions. Thermodynamics – feasibility of a chemical reaction. Organic – exploring different organic ‘families’ of compounds and their reactions and uses. Practicals are essential in science and there will be a series of required practicals to complete throughout the course.