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What is 22 carat gold ? Why it is preferred for making jewellery?
CBSE Class 10
CBSE Class 10 Science
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prasanna
October 20, 2016, 1:03pm
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Pure gold, known as 24 carat gold is very soft.
So it is not suitable for making jewellery.
So they use 22 carat gold in which pure gold is alloyed with 2 parts of either silver or copper for making gold jewellery.