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Calcium bicarbonate causes hardness in water but not calcium carbonate. Why?

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Calcium carbonate is insoluble in water so it does not cause hardness whereas calcium bicarbonate is readily soluble in water and causes the hardness of the water by dissolving $C a^{2 +}$ ions in it.

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