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Meadowhead School

Meadowhead SchoolAcademy Trust

A Level Chemistry

Key Stage 5 Chemistry (Year 12-13)

  Year 12 Year 13
Term 1

Atomic structure, Amount of substance (calculations), Bonding, Energetics, Organic Chemistry – Alkanes and Halogenoalkanes

 

Thermodynamics, Rate equations, Acids and bases, Electrochemical Cells, Kp, Isomerism, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxylic acids and acylation.

Assessment

week 1

 

There will be 2 exams, each 1h 30mins long, covering year 1 content only:

The first paper will cover the Physical and Inorganic chemistry topics

The second paper will cover the Physical and Organic chemistry topics

Term 2

Kinetics, Reversible reactions and equilibria, Oxidation and reduction, Alkenes, Alcohols, Periodicity.

 

Aromatic chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Amino acids, Proteins and DNA, NMR, Transition metals, Reactions of aqueous ions.
Assessment

Trials

w/b 03.02.20 – exam style questions on topics covered above.

 

Trials

w/b 03.02.20 – exam style questions on topics covered above.

Term 3

 Group 2, Group 7, Organic Analysis. Revision and consolidation. Y13 bridging units (isomerism or Kp).

 

Chromatography, Synthesis, Period 3, Revision.
Assessment

Assessment week / resit trials

w/b 27.04.20 – exam style questions from any of the topics covered above.

w/b 22.06.20 – exam style questions from any of the topics covered above.

Resit trials

w/b 13.04.20 - exam style questions on topics covered above.