A Level Chemistry

A Level Chemistry

Dates Available

• Week 1: Monday 29 March – Friday 2 April
• Week 2: Monday 5 – Friday 9 April
• Week 3: Monday 12 – Friday 16 April

Boards

Suitable for all boards

Length of Course

17.5 hours for AS Level
35 hours for A Level

Times

9.00am to 12.30pm or 1.00pm to 4.30pm daily

This course covers the following topics that are common to all specifications but students should check carefully that sessions are relevant to their own particular studies:

Topic 1 (AS) – Introductory Chemistry: Atomic structure: simple atomic models, orbitals and electronic configurations, ionisation energies; Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding;
simple and giant covalent structures; inter-molecular forces. Shapes of molecules and ions.

Topic 2 (AS) – Amount of Substance and Associated Calculations: Equations and formulae: producing correct formulae and writing full balanced and ionic equations; mole
calculations; solution and titration calculations. Empirical formula. Atom economy and percentage yield.

Topic 3 (AS) – Physical Chemistry: Kinetics: the factors influencing reaction rates; Maxwell – Boltzmann distribution of energies; reaction profiles. Energetics: bond-breaking
and bond – forming, definitions of Hc, Hf and Hess Law calculations; enthalpy level diagrams. Chemical equilibrium: reversibility, dynamic equilibrium, movement of equilibrium.

Topic 4 (AS) – Inorganic Chemistry: The Periodic Table: Group trends and periodic trends; Redox Chemistry: Assignment of oxidation number and its use in balancing redox equations; Chemistry; Groups 2, and 7.

Topic 5 (AS) – Organic Chemistry: Introductory organic chemistry: homologous series, naming and isomerism. Reactions of the Alkanes, alkenes, halogenoalkanes and alcohols. Mechanisms: attacking species and reactive intermediates. IR and MS spectroscopy of organic compounds.

Topic 6 (A2) – Physical Chemistry I: Equibilibria: Kc calculations, heterogeneous equilibria. Kinetics: rate equations. Energetics: Entropy and free energy.

Topic 7 (A2) – Physical Chemistry II: Acids and Bases: Bronsted-Lowry Theory, pH and calculations, acid strength, Ka, Kw, pKa and pKw, titrations, curves and indicators, buffers, Hneutr;

Topic 8 (A2) – Inorganic Chemistry: Transitions metals: definition, complex formation, shapes and the origin of colour, reaction with NaOH and NH3; catalysis. Redox equilibria: E,
Ecell and reaction prediction.

Topic 9 (A2) – Organic Chemistry I: Isomerism: Geometrical and optical isomerism; Aldehydes and ketones: reactions, tests and mechanisms. Carboxylic acids and derivatives
reactions, tests and mechanisms. Nitrogen compounds: amines, nitriles, amides, amino acids reactions, tests and mechanisms.

Topic 10 (A2) – Organic Chemistry II: Aromatic compounds: reactions and mechanisms; Polymers: addition and condensation, properties. Spectroscopy: IR, MS and NMR.
Chromatography.