Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry is regarded as one of the most rigorous academic subjects, demanding that pupils have a broad range of skills and are prepared to work hard. Successful pupils will discover at the end of the course that people possessing such attributes are much sought after by both employers and universities. Consequently, people with chemistry-based qualifications have a very low rate of unemployment. Year 12 Module A: Foundations in Chemistry Elements, compounds and reactions, quantitative chemistry, acids and bases, bonding and structure Module B: Periodic Table and Energy Groups 2 and 7, qualitative analysis, enthalpy changes, reaction rates Module C: Core Organic Chemistry Hydrocarbons, alcohols, halgenoalkanes and analytical techniques Year 13 Module A: Physical Chemistry and Transition Elements Quantitative study of equilibrium and reaction rates, pH and buffer solutions, energy and entropy, electrode potentials and redox, transition metals Module B: Organic Chemistry and Analysis Aromatic, carbonyl, and nitrogen compounds, carboxylic acids and esters, polymers, organic synthesis, chromatography and nmr spectroscopy.