AS
 

Unit 2850 Chemistry for Life

(The Elements of Life and Developing Fuels)

Examination: 90 marks (15%), 1 hr 15 min,
compulsory short answer questions and questions requiring a longer answer.
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Unit 2848 Chemistry of Natural Resources

(From Minerals to Elements, The Atmosphere, and The Polymer Revolution)

Examination: 90 marks (20%), 1 hr 30 min, 
compulsory short answer questions and questions requiring a longer answer.
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Unit 2852
 
 

Unit 2852/1

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Unit 2852/2

Skills for Chemistry

This is made up of two components:

Open-Book Paper
 
 

Experimental Skills

Coursework: 90 marks (15%)
 
 

Externally-assessed coursework: 45 marks, a 1000-word report and 50-word summary, written over 2 weeks in response to questions on the examination paper.

Internally-assessed coursework: 45 marks, separate assessment of 4 practical skill areas

A2
 

Unit 2849 Chemistry of Materials

(What's in a Medicine?, Polymers by Design, Engineering Proteins and The Steel Story)

Examination: 90 marks (15%), 1 hr 30 min 
compulsory short answer questions and questions requiring a longer answer.
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Unit 2854 Chemistry by Design

(Aspects of Agriculture, Colour by Design, The Oceans, Medicines by Design and Visiting the Chemical Industry)

Examination: 120 marks (20%), 2 hr, synoptic paper, 
compulsory short answer questions and questions requiring a longer answer.
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Unit 2855 Individual Investigation Coursework: 90 marks (15%), 
assessment of 4 practical skill areas in the context of a single extended practical investigation.