how many carrots can you have in gold ? what are thay and what is one?

Answer 1

Theoratically its 24 carrots. but the branded gold do come in 23 to 20 carrots. Carrots a measure of purity.

Answer 2

Because pure gold is highly malleable, it's alloyed with other, harder metals. Alloyed gold is less prone to scratching and deformation over time, making jewelry more durable. The amount of pure gold in a piece of jewelry is referred to by karats. Every piece of gold jewelry should be labeled with a small metal stamp indicating its karatage. These stamps are called "karat marks." They typically depict a number followed by the letter "k."

Karat marks indicate the amount of pure gold in 24ths. Pure gold is described as 24 karat (or "24k"). If you divided a 24-karat piece of jewelry into 24 equal units, all 24 would be pure gold. A 10 karat piece of jewelry divided into 24 equal units would contain 10 units of pure gold and 14 units of other, non-precious metals.

In other words, 18k is 75% pure gold, 14k is 58.5% and 10k is 41.7% pure gold. These karats are the most popular karats in the US and Europe, although you can find pieces of different karats. The alloys used will affect the color of the gold, such as nickel (among other metals) for white gold, copper, zinc and aluminum for rose, red or green gold.

If you're going to get a piece that will be an investment, plan on 14k gold. However, any karat can become a family heirloom, so you can make your choice accordingly.

Answer 3

I'm going to assume that by carrots, you mean carats such as when referring to 24K/18K gold. In general, it goes to 24K which is pure gold, the rest of the numbers (1-23) are alloys which are based on the percentage of actual gold in them thus 12K gold would be 50% gold, 50% something else, the higher the carat, the greater the percentage of gold.

Answer 4

24 is the purest but it is to soft so they add silver to make it harder.Thus there are dfferant stages of purity 24- 22- 18-10 and thats what thah means you'll be able to find gold on any place on earth but it has to be worth it.Gold found in the ground is 24 carrot

Answer 5

Karat,carat : the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold

Answer 6

Gold purity is measured in Karats. While the term "Karat" may sound identical to the term "Carat", which is used to measure weight in gemstones, the two terms do not have the same meaning. Karat ratio in gold tells you the percentage or proportion of gold purity. Gold with a higher Karat ratio, is comparatively more expensive gram for gram when compared to gold with lower Karat ratios. Expressed as a ratio of 24 parts, the most frequently seen gold purities are:

22 Karat: 91.6% Pure Gold
18 Karat: 75% Pure Gold
14 Karat: 58.5% Pure Gold
9 Karat: 37.5% Pure Gold




Gold Pricing
Raw, un-worked gold pricing is based on the Karat ratio and the gold weight. For jewellery, we must also take into account additional factors. Diamonds and gemstones must be accounted for, as well as construction techniques that can make a piece of jewellery more durable, more ornate, or even unique. Features such as robust clasps all add to the price of a piece of finished jewellery.



Gold Colours
Gold comes in a number of different colours offering consumers a wide choice when buying this lustrous precious metal:

Yellow Gold: The most frequently seen gold type that displays a timeless colour. It is usually alloyed with silver and copper.

White Gold: Harder than yellow gold with a bright lustrous white colour, white gold is most commonly alloyed with palladium. Palladium, a rare and expensive precious metal, increases the value of white gold to above that of yellow gold.

Rose Gold: Mostly alloyed with copper, this increasingly popular gold type has a striking pink to reddish hue.



Gold Types
While solid gold is the most frequently seen gold type available in the market, buyers should also be aware of the other gold types available, which deliver comparable beauty at different values. Naturally, the higher the gold proportions or weight in the other types, the more expensive they are:

Gold Filled: Also known as gold overlay. These terms refer to a gold layer that has been bonded to a support metal. To qualify for use of this term, the gold must be at least 10% of the total weight.

Gold Plate: Means that a thin layer of gold plating that has been bonded to a base metal. The total gold content of the object may be less than 5%, must be properly identified in terms of total content.

Vermeil Gold Plated Silver: Deriving from the French word for "veneer", it is also referred to as onlay or double.

Gold Leaf: Ultra thin gold plating that's pounded and thinned, then applied to an object.

Answer 7

24 is the most, I believe and correct me if I'm wrong, but they use 24 because at 24K it is a very soft metal and if it were a higher concentration of gold, the metal would be too soft to use. 14K has less than 24 and more than 10. 10 would be the strongest metal and if you bend or break alot of jewelry, this is the best buy.

Answer 8

it is upto me how much carrots i hold in my gold.
But as a matter of fact 24 carrot is a pure gold. as per international standard

Answer 9

no carrots but karats 24 is the purest

Answer 10

it's also spelt karat. i can just imagine that. a gold ring with carrots sticking out of it, or a ring made of carrot! maybe bugs bunny nibbling at it! lol