Chemistry

Thank you for choosing to apply for Attleborough Sixth Form - for further information about our courses, please refer to the course guide on our website.

Applications made before 01 January will be considered while blocking subjects for our timetable. If you apply after this date, the blocking for subjects will have already been determined. If the subjects you have chosen do not fit into the blocking, you will be notified as soon as possible, to arrange a conversation with our Sixth Form team in order to discuss alternatives.

This course gives you the skills and understanding to make decisions about the way chemistry affects your everyday life by applying concepts into a range of contemporary areas of chemistry. In addition, an A Level in Chemistry allows you to develop a range of generic skills requested by both employers and universities. A Chemist will be an effective problem solver, communicator and be able to handle data. You will build up your practical skills and develop a firm understanding of health and safety issues through a variety of experimental work.

Year 1 Units

• Atomic Structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics and equilibria.
• Alkanes, alkenes and alcohols.
• Periodicity, group 2 and group 7.
• Acids, bases and pH.

Year 2 Units

• Redox, thermodynamics, electrode potentials.
• Aromatic chemistry, carbonyl compounds, amines, polymers, synthesis, NMR.
• Period 3, transition metals, aqueous ions.

GCSE Double Science 6-6 or GCSE Chemistry 6 plus another science at grade 6 | Mathematics 5 | English 5

Progression into the second year of the course is reliant on students achieving a minimum D grade in the End of Year 1 Exam.

A high-quality academic qualification leading to a wide range of degree level courses including medicine, engineering and pharmacy.