CHEMISTRY A LEVEL & AS LEVEL

Module 1

Development of practical skills in chemistry

• Practical skills assessed in a written examination
• Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement

Module 2

Foundations in chemistry

• Atoms, compounds, molecules and equations
• Amount of substance
• Acid-base and redox reactions
• Electrons, bonding and structure

Module 3

Periodic table and energy

• The periodic table and periodicity
• Group 2 and the halogens
• Qualitative analysis
• Enthalpy changes
• Reaction rates and equilibrium (qualitative)

Module 4

Core organic chemistry

• Basic concepts
• Hydrocarbons
• Alcohols and haloalkanes
• Organic synthesis
• Analytical techniques (IR and MS)

Module 5

Physical chemistry and transition elements

• Reaction rates and equilibrium (quantitative)
• pH and buffers
• Enthalpy, entropy and free energy
• Redox and electrode potentials
• Transition elements

Module 6

Organic chemistry and analysis

• Aromatic compounds
• Carbonyl compounds
• Carboxylic acids and esters
• Nitrogen compounds
• Polymers
• Organic synthesis
• Chromatography and spectroscopy (NMR)

Component 01: Breadth in chemistry

• Assessment of content from modules 1-4
• 70 marks
• 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
• 50% of total AS level

Component 02: Depth in chemistry

• Assessment of content from modules 1-4
• 70 marks
• 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
• 50 % of total AS level