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Welcome to Chemistry 2014 A2 Chemistry results: 95% A*-E 76% A*-C 34% A*-A Presentation Overview • • • • Why choose Chemistry? A-level Chemistry course details Course requirements Time for Questions Chemists are people who are… • • • • • 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… • • • • • • • Medicine Dentistry Pharmacy Veterinary Science Chemical Engineering, Colour Chemistry, Chemical Physics • • • • • • • • Botany, Soil Science, Horticulture, Zoology, Marine Biology Biochemistry, Agriculture, Microbiology, Chemistry is strongly recommended for... • • • • • • • Bacteriology, Nursing, Environmental Health, Optometry Nutrition, Genetics, Physiology • • • • Physiotherapy Forensic science Food Science Material and Polymer Science, • Technology, • Metallurgy, • Materials Engineering Chemistry at High Storrs • • • • 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: : - 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: - 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 **** 240 % 100 **** 80 90 40 at A2 A B 70 C 60 D 50 E 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… • • • • 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’