Aside from the huge range of career opportunities that studying chemistry opens up, you learn how to be objective, analytical, methodical, and in turn solve your own questions that you have about the world around you.
Our Vision for Chemistry
Students at SJB study Chemistry as it helps our understanding of the world around us. Everything we know about the universe, from how trees reproduce to what an atom is made up of, is the result of scientific research and experiment. Human progress throughout history has largely rested on advances in science. From our knowledge of gravity to cutting-edge medicines, students of Science have shaped our modern world. All of these advances can trace their origin back to individuals learning about science as students. That’s why it is in all our interests to promote Science as a subject at SJB; it ensures the next wave of progress in all of the fields that affect our daily lives.
Career Paths
Chemistry opens the doors to a huge range of degree courses and career paths including:
Qualification: GCE Chemistry Exam Board: OCR Coursework: 0% Exam: 100% Exam Structure:
Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry Paper – 2hr 15mins
Synthesis and analytical techniques Paper – 2hr 15mins
Unified Chemistry Paper – 1hr 30mins Link to specification: A Level Specification Chemistry A H432
Course Overview: 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)
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