Chemistry
SUBJECT overview
We follow the Edexcel syllabus in chemistry. In both AS and A2 the course is split into 3 units. Learners will sit their terminal examinations in June. Assessed practical make up the units studied in AS and A2 are as follows:
- Unit 1: The Core Principles of Chemistry
- Unit 2: Application of Core Principles of Chemistry
- Unit 3: Chemistry Laboratory Skills I (10%)
- Unit 4: General Principles of Chemistry I – Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry
- Unit 5: General Principles of Chemistry II – Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry
- Unit 6: Chemistry Laboratory Skills II (10.0%)
Year 12 : Section 1 ( Physical Chemistry)
- Atomic structure
- Amount of substance
- Bonding
- Energetics 1
- Kinetics 1
- Equilibria1
- Oxidation,reduction and redox reactions
Section 2: Inorganic Chemistry
- Periodicity
- Group 1
- Group7
Section 3 : Organic Chemistry
- Introduction to organic chemistry
- Alkanes
- Haloalkanes
- Alkenes
- Alcohols
- Organic analysis
unit overview - autumn
Subject: AS Chemistry Autumn Overview 2020 |
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Skills |
Physical Chemistry:1.1-1.4 Students report calculations to an appropriate number of significant figures, given raw data quoted to varying numbers of significant figures. Students calculate weighted means, eg calculation of an atomic mass based on supplied isotopic abundances.
Required practical: AT a and k AT d, e, f and k
Required practical 2: AT a and k
Required practical 3
PS 2.4 and 3.1
Research opportunity
Research opportunity
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Knowledge |
Physical Chemistry:Determine the number of fundamental particles in atoms and ions using mass number, atomic number and charge. explain the existence of isotopes.
calculate molecular formula from the empirical formula and relative molecular mass. Required practical 1
use balanced equations to calculate:
predict the charge on a simple ion using the position of the element in the Periodic Table
Required practical 2
Required practical 3 Investigation of how the rate of a reaction changes with temperature
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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Rationale |
Physical Chemistry: describe the structure of atoms in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons recall the relative mass and relative charge of protons, neutrons and electrons.
find the relative formula mass of compounds from mass spectroscopy data. Students should be able to do calculations by:
• masses, • percentage yields, • atom economies, • volumes of gases, • concentrations & volumes of solutions,
Understand and be able to use the equation q = mc∆T to calculate molar enthalpy changes.
Inorganic Chemistry:
Organic Chemistry:
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knowledge Organiser
A knowledge organiser is an important document that lists the important facts that learners should know by the end of a unit of work. It is important that learners can recall these facts easily, so that when they are answering challenging questions in their assessments and GCSE and A-Level exams, they are not wasting precious time in exams focusing on remembering simple facts, but making complex arguments, and calculations.
We encourage all pupils to use them by doing the following:
- Quiz themselves at home, using the read, write, cover, check method.
- Practise spelling key vocabulary
- Further researching people, events and processes most relevant to the unit.