What is the cause of hardness of water?

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Hardness of water
Hard water contains soluble salts of calcium and magnesium.
It does not give lather with soap. This is because of the precipitation of the insoluble soap.
The cause of hardness of water is due to the presence of bicarbonates, sulphates, and chlorides of calcium and magnesium.

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