Name chemicals which can cause temporary hardness of water?

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Temporary hardness
It refers to the hardness of water that is induced by the presence of dissolved Calcium and Magnesium bicarbonates in it.
For example, Calcium bicarbonate $[{Ca ({HCO}_{3})}_{2}]$ and Magnesium bicarbonate $[{Mg ({HCO}_{3})}_{2}]$ .

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