1. Salts can be either soluble or insoluble depending on their constituent ions. Soluble salts dissolve in water while insoluble salts do not.
2. Insoluble salts are prepared through precipitation or double decomposition reactions between aqueous solutions containing the ions that will form the insoluble salt. Soluble salts are prepared through acid-base reactions or reactions between acids and reactive metals/metal oxides/carbonates.
3. Both soluble and insoluble salts require purification steps like filtration, rinsing, and drying to obtain the pure salt.