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CoursesGCSEWhy Study Chemistry?Chemistry happens all around us, it governs who we are. As you understand it more, you can appreciate how much every bit of our lives depends on simple chemical processes - from the crude oil we use to make plastics to the composition of the air we inhale to keep alive. Course FormatChemistry can either be taken as a standalone GCSE or as part of a GCSE in Science - the latter often counts as the equivalent of two qualifications, with the course being made up of one third of each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The Chemistry GCSE aims to give students a basic background into the main principles of chemistry - acid/base reactions, calculations, industrial processes, chemical tests, hydrocarbons and chemistry in the environment. Topics included depend much upon the course and syllabus followed. Many GCSE courses involve a practical assessment which can often be a simple problem regarding, for example, a simple reaction. Here, the student may have to plan an experiment to find the concentration of a reagent, using basic lab equipment. After doing the experiment, they must calculate the answer from the data, draw conclusions and evaluate the reliability of the experiment. Study HelpDiscuss your Chemistry GCSE exam A LevelWhy Study Chemistry?Course StructureSpecificationsThere are several major specifications (or syllabuses) that are taught for Chemistry A Level. AQA Module 1: Atomic Structure, bonding and periodicity
Module 2: Foundation physical and inorganic chemsitry
Module 3: Foundation organic chemsitry
Module 4 and 5 are soon to come as part of A2
- Edexcel Unit 1: Structure, bonding and main group chemistry
Unit 2: Introductory organic chemistry, energetics, kinetics and equilibrium and applications
Unit 3: Laboratory chemistry Unit 4: Periodicity, quantitative equilibra and functional group chemistry
Unit 5: Transition metals, quantitative kinetics and applied organic chemistry
Edexcel (Nuffield) - OCR Unit 1: Foundation Chemistry
Unit 2: Chains and Rings
Unit 3: How Far, How Fast?
Unit 4: Chains, Rings and Spectroscopy
Unit 5: Trends and Patterns Unit 6: Unifying Concepts OCR (Salters)? The Salters approach divides the A-level up into small teaching modules within the assessed units, setting them into specific contexts. 2850: Chemistry for Life
2848: Chemistry of Natural Resources
2852: Skills for Chemistry
2849: Chemistry of Materials
2854: Chemistry by Design
2855: Individual Investigation (Salters Chemistry) WJEC - Study HelpRevision NotesCareers/UniversityInternational BaccalaureateScottish Standard GradeScottish HigherUniversityThe CourseApplyingChemistry A Level is a must. Other science A Levels, such as Biology and Physics can help. Maths (and Further Maths) will be useful for giving a background into the mathematics required on tougher courses. Geology can often compliment the selection. Personal StatementsStudy HelpRevision notesOther InfoDiscussionsAlso SeeHere are all the chemistry articles: Related Subjects: | 
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