a) Carbon (IV) oxide gas
b) Temporary hard water contains calcium hydrogen carbonate (Ca(HCO3)2) or magnesium hydrogen carbonate (Mg(HCO3)2) which decomposes on heating to produce carbon (IV) oxide
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