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A Level Chemistry A

at St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy, Bedlington · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull time

What the college says

Content is split into six teaching modules: 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).

What you need to get on

General Sixth Form entry requirements as detailed in the Sixth Form Prospectus plus course specific entry requirements of Grade 7 in Chemistry, Grade 7/7 in Double Science, Grade 6 in Maths.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

    Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6ED

    DaytimeClassroom based
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