Preparation of Salts

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Preparation of Salts

Soluble salts are salts that dissolve in water at room temperature, and non-soluble salts are salts that do not dissolve in water at room temperature.
The following table shows the solubility of salts in water.

Salt	Solubility in water
\(NO_3\,^- \)	All nitrate salts are soluble in water
\(Na^+\) \(K^+\) \(NH_4\,^+\)	All salts for sodium, potassium and ammonium are soluble in water
\(Cl^-\)	All salts are soluble in water except for Silver chloride, \(AgCl\) Lead(II) chloride, \(PbCl_2\)
\(SO_4\,^{2-} \)	All salts are soluble in water except for Lead(II) sulphate, \(PbSO_4\) Calcium sulphate, \(CaSO_4\) Barium sulphate, \(BaSO_4\)
\(CO_3\,^{2-} \)	All carbonate salts are insoluble in water except for Potassium carbonate, \(K_2CO_3\) Sodium carbonate, \(Na_2CO_3\) Ammonium carbonate, \((NH_4)_2CO_3\)