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Welcome to
Chemistry
2014 A2 Chemistry results:
95% A*-E
76% A*-C
34% A*-A
Presentation Overview
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Why choose Chemistry?
A-level Chemistry course details
Course requirements
Time for Questions
Chemists are people who are…
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inquisitive
creative,
persistent,
interested in solving problems,
able to:
- think independently,
- work well with details,
- observe ,
- follow logical paths of reasoning,
Careers in Chemistry
Chemistry is essential for…
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Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Veterinary Science
Chemical Engineering,
Colour Chemistry,
Chemical Physics
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Botany,
Soil Science,
Horticulture,
Zoology,
Marine Biology
Biochemistry,
Agriculture,
Microbiology,
Chemistry is strongly recommended for...
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Bacteriology,
Nursing,
Environmental Health,
Optometry
Nutrition,
Genetics,
Physiology
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Physiotherapy
Forensic science
Food Science
Material and Polymer
Science,
• Technology,
• Metallurgy,
• Materials Engineering
Chemistry at High Storrs
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Continuity from GCSE specifications
New course for 2015
Significant practical element
User friendly website
(www.aqa.org.uk)
New course structure
AS can be sat as a stand alone qualification
over 1 year, exams are sat at the end of Y12.
2 written exams each 1 hour and 30 minutes.
A level is the full 2 year qualification with all
the exams at the end of Y13.
3 written papers each 2 hours.
Chemistry at High Storrs
AS Topics studied:
Atomic structure
e.g. relative atomic mass, electronic structure, mass spectrometer
- Bonding and periodicity
e.g. ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, trends in the periodic
table, dative covalent bonding, shapes of molecules
- Amounts of substance
e.g. molecular formula, empirical formula, reacting mass
calculations, percentage yield calculations
- Organic chemistry
e.g. naming molecules, isomerism, fractional distillation, cracking,
environmental chemistry
Chemistry at High Storrs
AS Topics studied continued:
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- Reaction kinetics and equilibria
e.g. collision theory, rates of reaction, factors affecting equilibria
- Further organic chemistry
e.g. alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, haloalkanes,
- Chemical testing and reactions
e.g. group VII halogens, group II alkaline earth metals
- Analytical techniques
e.g. further mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy
Chemistry at High Storrs
Some A level topics studied in Year 13:
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Further reaction kinetics and equilibria
Acids and bases
Further structure determination
Organic synthesis
Aromatic compounds
Amines
Amino Acids
Enthalpy and entropy
Transition metal complexes
UMS marks
Grade
MAX A*
AS UMS
MARKS
300 n/a 240 210 180 150
120
A2 UMS
MARKS
600 480 480 420 360 300
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To study Chemistry at High Storrs
you need...
1. Either a grade B in GCSE additional
science or a grade B in GCSE Chemistry
2. Grade B in GCSE mathematics
Chemistry is…
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Practical
Interesting
Engaging
A way of developing a whole range of skills
For more info:
www.aqa.org.uk
Click on ‘Qualifications’.
Then click on ‘A levels’