Chemistry

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Year 12	Physical Chemistry 1: Atomic structure Amount of substance Bonding Energetics Kinetics Chemical equilibria REDOX reactions	Inorganic chemistry 1: Periodicity Group 2 metals Group 7	Organic chemistry 1: Alkanes Halogenoalkanes Alkenes Alcohols Organic analysis
Skills	Required practicals 1, 2, 3	Required practical 4	Required practical 5, 6
Assessment	Physical chemistry assessment	Inorganic chemistry assessment	Organic chemistry assessment

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Year 13	Physical chemistry 2: Thermodynamics Rate equations Equilibrium constant Electrode potentials Acids and bases Inorganic chemistry 2: Period 3 Transition metals Reactions of ions in aqueous solutions	Organic chemistry 2: Optical isomerism Aldehydes and ketones Carboxylic acids Aromatic chemistry Amines Polymers Amino acids, proteins and DNA Organic synthesis Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Chromatography	Consolidation and revision
Skills	Required practicals 7, 8, 9, 11	Required Practical 10, 12.
Assessment	Physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry assessment	Organic chemistry assessment	Final exams

6 in GCSE Chemistry or 6,6 in Combined Science,
5 in English Language and 6 in Maths.

1. Download the BBC News app and set “Chemistry” as a topic under “My News” – visit and read “My News” regularly.

2. Review you learning regularly throughout the course by completing units in A-Level Chemistry on the SENECA platform.

3. Have a look at this recommended reading list for Chemistry A-level and invest in something which interests you.