Exam Board: AQA Level of study: Level 3 Length of course: 2 years Entry requirements: General entry requirement plus grade B in GCSE Chemistry or Core and Additional Science What will you study? The aims of the GCE in Chemistry are to enable students to: Develop interest in, and enthusiasm, for Chemistry, including developing an interest in further study and careers in chemistry. AS : Students study Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (Note AS grades do not count towards your final A Level grades A2: Relevant Physical chemistry topics , inorganic chemistry, and Relevant practical skills Paper 1 What is assessed: • Relevant Physical chemistry topics (atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, chemical equilibria, Le Chateliers, principle and Kc , oxidisation, reduction and redox equations ) • Inorganic chemistry (periodicity, group2, the alkaline earth metals) • Relevant practical skills How it is assessed: • written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • 80 marks • 50% of the AS Paper 2 What is assessed: • Relevant Physical chemistry topics (amount of substance, bonding, energetics, chemical equilibria, Le Chateliers, principle and Kc ) • Organic chemistry (Introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes, halogenalkanes, alkene, alcohols, organic analysis) • Relevant practical skills How it is assessed: • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • 80 marks • 50% of the AS A Level (Year 2) What is assessed Paper 1 · Relevant Physical chemistry topics , inorganic chemistry, and Relevant practical skills How is it assessed · Written exam: 2 hours · Questions 105 marks of short and long answer questions · 35% of A-level A Level (Year 2) What is assessed Paper 2 · Relevant Physical chemistry , Organic chemistry and Relevant practical skills How is it assessed · Written exam: 2 hours · 105 marks · 35% of A-level · Questions 105 marks of short and long answer questions A Level (Year 2) What is assessed Paper 3 What is assessed · Any content · Any practical skills How is it assessed · Written exam: 2 hours · 90 marks · 30% of A-level
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