What is 24-carat gold? How will you convert it into 18-carat gold?
What is 24-carat gold? How will you convert it into 18-carat gold?
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24-carat gold is pure gold. Pure gold is very soft and not suitable for making jewellery.
Therefore, to increase its hardness, it is allowed either with copper or silver.
18-carat gold is prepared by alloying 18 parts pure gold with 6 parts of either copper or silver.
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