Chemistry

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A-Level Chemistry at Horsforth School

Different Careers in Chemistry

Reading list for Chemistry:

Primo Levi The Periodic Table

Cathy Cobb Creations of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic Age

James Keeler Why Chemical Reactions Happen

Peter Atkins Reactions: The private life of atoms

Sam Kean The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table

Penny Le Couteur Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History

John Emsley Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases

Andy Brunning Why Does Asparagus Make Your Wee Smell?: And 57 other curious food and drink questions

Hugh Aldersey-Williams Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements

Mark Miodownik Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

Hayley Birch 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know

Careers links in Science at Horsforth School

Year 9

Joined the START in Leeds website and looked at careers

Chemistry: water treatment, environmental scientist, forensic science, chemist, science historian

Year 10

Chemistry: metal extraction, chemical engineering, e.g. alloys. Fertiliser production. Nanotechnology. Material science.

Year 11

Chemistry: Catalysis in industry, implications for cost and energy consumption. Life cycle assessment of products; implications for manufacturing

Year 12

Chemistry: analytical chemistry, titrations and qualitative tests linked to forensics. Molecular functional groups in organic chemistry; link to applications in medicine and vet. Equilibrium and rates; link to industry.

Year 13

Chemistry: synthetic route related to pharmaceuticals & drug design. Impact of chirality on dosage and efficacy. Analytical chemistry techniques GC-MS, NMR

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