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Specification
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Teaching from Autumn 2004, examination from 2006. Please note: Minor amendments only.

This course consists of two tiers of assessment: Foundation and Higher. Foundation tier students are eligible for grades C-G, whilst the Higher tier is intended for students aiming for grades A*-D.

In GCSE Chemistry students cover 16 learning areas. These are:


  • atomic structure and bonding
  • electrolysis
  • solids, liquids and gases
  • elements, compounds and mixtures
  • useful products from metal ores and rocks
  • acids, bases and salts
  • chemical change
  • reactivity series
  • equations
  • quantitative chemistry
  • rates of reaction
  • the periodic table
  • metals and their compounds
  • non-metals and their compounds
  • water
  • organic chemistry