carats.
with 24 carat gold being the purest.
pure gold is never used in jewelery because it is too soft.
before making ornaments it is mixed with some impurities that make it hard so that is can be molded to form ornaments or other substances.
2006-11-06 21:36:18
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answered by shadab_ansari2005 3
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The carat or karat scale for purity of gold is rather coarse, consisting of only 24 grades, or carats. 23 carat gold, for example is only 95.83% pure. It has been in use so long, though, that we tend to think of it as THE standard of gold purity. 22 carat (91.67%) used to be considered the absolute upper limit of purity for wearable jewelry, since gold is so soft, and is easily abraded away without strengthening metals added. 18k was once "standard".Now I believe that "standard" is 14k, which of course is much, much stronger than purer forms.
Gold bullion and coin are generally sold with much more stringent definitions of purity:
From the reference document:
"Markets for gold bullion are robust and diverse; a wide
array of choices is available to purchasers of gold bullion
for jewelry manufacture. Commodity products range in
purity from 995-fine ‘good delivery’ bars to kilobars and
grain hallmarked at 999.9 fineness. (Fineness refers to
gold content measured in parts per thousand; a fineness
of 999.9 equals 99.99 per cent gold.) The option also
exists for higher purities or bullion purchased against a
company specification. Each of these products carries its
own availability and price, on top of the usual variations
in the market value of the gold."
2006-11-06 22:41:57
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answered by Helmut 7
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Gold high quality: Gold's purity is measured in karats. The time period "karat" harks decrease back to the historic bazaars the position "carob" beans were used to weigh useful metals. 24 karat is organic gold, yet its purity skill it really is more effective expensive and a lot less sturdy than gold it really is alloyed with different metals. different alloys are utilized in earrings for more effective capacity, durability and colour variety. The karatage of the jewellery will allow you to comprehend how lots of gold it includes: 24 karat is one hundred %, 18 karat is seventy 5 %, and 14 karat is fifty 8 % gold. even as comparing gold earrings, the better the type of karats, the more effective the fee.
2016-11-28 21:09:00
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answered by picart 4
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The purity of gold articles is generally described in three ways. You may find percentage or fineness marks on certain jewelry, particularly from foreign manufacturers. Here's how to translate those marks into something meaningful for customers who understand only karats.
percent fineness karats
(parts of gold (parts of gold (parts of gold
per 100) per 1000) per 24)
100./. 999fineness 24 carats
91.7./. 917fineness 22 carats
75.0./. 750fineness 18 carats
58.3./. 583fineness 14 carats
41.6./. 416fineness 10 carats
for more informatio on gold
www.goldinstitute.com
2006-11-06 21:43:20
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answered by Anonymous
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Gold purity means sign of hall-mark.
2006-11-06 22:19:02
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answered by SHAMBHU P 1
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In Karat.
A Karat is a unit of proportion of gold in an alloy and it is equal to 1/24 of the pure gold.
2006-11-06 21:37:10
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answered by Anonymous
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u have seen 916 gold it means out of 1000 only 916 is gold and other is silver and copper or 91.6% out of 100 % , 22 carat out of 24 carat
2006-11-08 03:26:25
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answer #7
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answered by anu p 1
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karats
pure gold is 24-karat
but it is very brittle
so it is mixed with a bit of copper
usually 22-karat gold is used
2006-11-07 00:48:15
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answered by Anonymous
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Carrots
2006-11-06 21:56:34
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answered by ravi 1
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Karats 24k is said to be pure gold
2006-11-06 21:58:34
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answered by Anonymous
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