Chemistry (Year 13)
See Year 13s Chemistry ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year:
| TEACHER 1 (Vithya) (4 periods) | sub topic | TEACHER 2 (PJO) ( 4 periods) | sub topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1.8 Thermodynamics (5 weeks) | Definitions, Born-Haber cycles | 3.3.7, 3.3.8 and 3.3.9 Optical, Carbonyls and RCOOH finish and recap | RECAP Carbonyl Compunds |
| Born-Haber | 3.3.7, 3.3.8 and 3.3.9 Optical, Carbonyls and RCOOH finish and recap | Esters (making and Hydrolysis) | |
| Enthalpy of solution | ensure RP10a and 10b are done | Acylation – Addition-Elimination | |
| Entropy and Gibbs | Acylation – Req Pract 10a Purification theory | ||
| Consolidation and test | Required Pract 10b – Synthesis of Aspirin | ||
| 3.1.9 Rates (+RP7a and 7b) (5 weeks) | Kinetics recap and rate order | Consolidation & test | |
| October Half term | October Half term | ||
| October Half term | October Half term | ||
| 3.3.10 Aromatic Chemistry | Feedback. Intro to Aromatics and Nmaing | ||
| 3.1.9 Rates (+RP7a and 7b) (4 weeks) | rate equations and RDS | Nitration of Benzene. Friedel Crafts | |
| Arrhenius and RP7a | Consolidation and test | ||
| RP7b, consolidation | 3.3.11 Amines | Feedback. Intro & Brosted Lowry Bases | |
| Consolidation and test | Amines as Nucelophiles | ||
| 3.2.4 Period 3 (1.week) | period 3 trends and reactions | Amides (Naming N-substituted!) | |
| Christmas Holiday | Christmas Holiday | ||
| Christmas Holiday | Christmas Holiday | ||
| Christmas Holiday | Christmas Holiday | ||
| 3.1.12 Acids and Bases (+RP9) (4 weeks) | Definitions, pH scale, Ka | REACP Consolidation & Test | |
| Ka,Kw, pH curves | 3.3.12 Polymers (2 weeks) | Addition | |
| RP9, buffers | Condensation | ||
| buffers, consolidation, test | 3.3.13 Amino acids, proteins, DNA | Amino Acids, peptides | |
| 3.1.10 Kp (1 week) | Kp calculations | DNA | |
| 3.1.11 Electrode Potentials (+RP8) (3 -4 weeks) | half cells, SHE, cell notation | Consolidation & Test (including Polymers) | |
| February Half Term | February Half Term | ||
| predicting feasibility | 3.3.16 Chromatography (+RP12) | Theory and practice | |
| RP8, batteries and fuel cells | Required Practical 12 and follow up | ||
| consolidation /test | 3.3.15 NMR | Intro to NMR, 13C NMR | |
| 3.2.5+6 Transition Metals +Ions (+RP11) (4 weeks) | definitions, properties, complex ions | 13C contd, practice | |
| Easter Holiday | Easter Holiday | ||
| Easter Holiday | Easter Holiday | ||
| coloured ions, variable ox states, catalysis | RECAP Proton NMR & Practice | ||
| aqua ions and ligand substitution | Org Analysis Consolidation (IR, MS spectra) | ||
| consolidation/exam practice | 3.3.14 Organic Synthesis | ||
| revision | revision | ||
| revision | revision | ||
| May Half Term | May Half Term |
Exam Board – AQA
What will you study?
Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Acid Base equilibria, Rates, Electrochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry: Transition metals
Organic Chemistry: Carboxylic acids, Arenes, Amines, Polymers, Amino acids, Synthesis
Useful tips and resources
Oxford A-Level Chemistry – course textbook
Physics and maths tutor – useful for topic questions & past papers.
Save my exams – useful pages for revision notes
Super curricular
Take part in the RSC Chemistry Olympiad
Get reading, here are some popular titles on our reading list
The Disappearing Spoon and other true tales from the Periodic Table by Sam Kean.
Seven Elements that have changed the world by John Browne
Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik
H2O – a Biography of Water by Philip Ball
The Elements of Murder by John Emsley
Napoleon’s Buttons: 17 Molecules that Changed History” by Le Couteur & Burreson.
Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World by Nick Lane