Chemistry

Course summary

The OCR Chemistry A Level specification is a content-led course where the specification is divided into topics, each covering different key concepts of Chemistry. Teaching of practical skills is integrated with the theoretical topics and they are assessed both through written papers and the Practical Endorsement. We offer a day trip for all Year 12 chemists to visit the University of York, spending some time in a university-level laboratory and understanding more about careers in Chemistry. The content of the course specification includes studies in physical chemistry: (energetics, kinetics, equilibria, entropy); inorganic chemistry (transition metals and their redox reactions, patterns and trends in Group 1/2 and the halogens); organic chemistry (synthesis of organic molecules, reaction mechanisms, the chemistry of different functional groups, and analytical techniques such as NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry)