Difference Between Gold Carats

When online gold and diamond jewelry shopping is in trend, taking care of the purity measure is essential. That is why it is

important to understand the different carats of gold which define its purity.

24 caratThe number of carats indicates the percentage of gold in the piece. In

chemical the symbol Au denotes gold. Twenty four carats is pure gold, usually people do not prefer pure gold as it is

very soft.

22 carat22 carat gold contains 91.6% of gold.

Most high quality jewelry is made up of 22 carat gold which tend to look a shiny

yellow in look.

22 caratIn order to make it stronger people mix very less quantity of silver or copper in

the gold. 22 carat gold is 91.6% Au. Most of the high quality jewellery is

made up of 22 carat.

18 carat18 carat of gold consists 75% of Au the rest 25%

can be a mixture of silver and copper.

14 caratThis consists 58.3% Au, that means 14/24 is pure

gold and remaining is the mixture of other materials.

9 caratThe jewelry of 9 carat is the lowest in purity and low

in prices to in comparison with other jewelry. This contains less than 40% of the real gold.

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