About.
AQA A level Chemistry allows pupils to learn how chemistry impacts our everyday life such as O-zone depletion, choosing materials for industrial projects and how medicines develop. If you enjoyed the practical side of Chemistry at GCSE then you will enjoy this course as it builds upon these skills and takes them further to include chemical analysis of products.
The Chemistry A Level course helps students develop a number of skills:
- How to assemble and assess data
- How to investigate facts and use deduction
- How to put over your point of view fluently
- How to work as a team to achieve results
- How to plan, carry out and evaluate a scientific method
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Complementary Subjects.
Students who take Chemistry often also study from a wide range of subjects, including Biology, Mathematics, , Further Mathematics, Physics, BTEC Extended Level 3 Diploma in Biomedical Science, BTEC Extended Level 3 Diploma in Engineering . It is a subject which helps develop analytical problem solving and is highly valued beyond the field of the sciences.
Maths Further Maths Biology Physics ScienceCareer Pathways.
Chemistry is a great choice of subject for people who want a career in health and clinical professions, such as medicine, nursing, biochemistry, dentistry or forensic science. It will also equip you for a career in industry, for example in the petrochemical or pharmaceutical industries
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Assessment.
AQA CHEMISTRY
Teaching Units, Assessment Method and Weighting.
3.1.2 Amount of substance
3.1.3 Bonding
3.1.4 Energetics
3.1.5 Kinetics
3.1.6 Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc
3.1.7 Oxidation, reduction and redox equations
3.1.9 Rate equations (A-level only)
3.1.10 Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems (A-level only)
3.1.11 Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells
(A-level only)
3.1.12 Acids and bases (A-level only)
3.2.2 Group 2, the alkaline earth metals
3.2.3 Group 7(17), the halogens
3.2.4 Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides (A-level only)
3.2.6 Reactions of ions in aqueous solution (A-level only)
3.3.2 Alkanes
3.3.3 Halogenoalkanes
3.3.4 Alkenes
3.3.5 Alcohols
3.3.6 Organic analysis
3.3.7 Optical isomerism (A-level only)
3.3.8 Aldehydes and ketones (A-level only)
3.3.9 Carboxylic acids and derivatives (A-level only)
3.3.11 Amines (A-level only)
3.3.12 Polymers (A-level only)
3.3.13 Amino acids, proteins and DNA (A-level only)
3.3.14 Organic synthesis (A-level only)
3.3.15 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (A-level only)
3.3.16 Chromatography (A-level only)
Inorganic Chemistry
Relevant practical skills
Organic Chemistry
Relevant practical skills
Inorganic Chemistry
Any practical skills
105 marks
35% of A Level
105 marks
35% of A Level
90 marks
30% of A Level
20 marks of questions of testing from full specification
30 marks of multiple choice questions