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"If you had to sum up chemistry in one sentence, it might be this: Atoms need to have full shells of electrons to feel satisfied, and different elements steal, shed, or borrow different numbers of electrons to achieve a full shell."
"If you had to sum up chemistry in one sentence, it might be this: Atoms need to have full shells of electrons to feel satisfied, and different elements steal, shed, or borrow different numbers of electrons to achieve a full shell."
Sam Kean
Our GCSE Chemistry students follow the CCEA GCSE Chemistry specification:
Year 11 Topics - Unit 1
Year 11 Topics - Unit 1
Atomic Structure
Bonding, Structure and Nanoparticles
Symbols, Formulae and Equations
Periodic Table
Acids, Bases and Salts
Quantitative Chemistry
Chemical Analysis
Solubility
Year 12 Topics - Unit 2
Year 12 Topics - Unit 2
Metals and the Reactivity Series
Redox, Rusting and Iron
Rates of Reaction
Equilibrium
Organic Chemistry
Quantitative Chemistry
Gas Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Energy Changes in Chemistry
Year 11
Year 11
Pupils sit a 1 hour 15 mins paper at the end of Year 11. Unit 1 - Chemistry.
Year 12
Year 12
Pupils sit a 1 hour 30 mins paper at the end of Year 12. Unit 2 - Chemistry.
Year 12 - Practical Assessment
Year 12 - Practical Assessment
Pupils carry out a 2 hours practical between January and May.
Pupils sit a 1 hour practical exam at the end of Year 12.
Resources
Resources
All pupils will be issued with a CCEA GCSE Chemistry textbook.
Within Chemistry each pupil will be issued a white workbook for Unit 1 and Unit 2.
Throughout the year pupils will be issued with past paper booklets.
Additional resources will be issued via Microsoft Teams.
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