Soluble salts are chemical compounds that dissolve in water, forming a solution. They can be made using the following methods: acids plus metals acids plus metal oxides acids plus metal carbonate acids plus metal hydroxide In these slides, we look at metals that are suitable for method 1 (the whys) and the products. The slides are quite engaging as there are loads of student’s activities.

To make soluble salts, you could react an acid with an excess of a suitable base, metal, or carbonate. How do you tell you’ve added excess? Delve in with loads of activities. Getting salt crystals from the reaction mixture is fun-fill with filtration, evaporation, and crystallization.