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When we buy gold jewelry at goldsmith shop, the seller often describes it in terms of karats (abbreviated kt or K). What exactly does the “karat” mean?

What is the karat?

Karat is a unit of purity for gold alloys, rather than weight. The word “karat” is from the carob seed, which was used as balance scales to measure the weight of gold.

What is Gold Karat?

Pure gold is 24 karats. A unit karat of gold is equal to 1/24 part (4.1667%). The gold karat indicates how many percent of gold and how many percent of other metals in a gold items.

What’s the difference between Karat and Carat?

We are often confusion over the differing use of “carat” and “karat”. The Karat is a gold unit for purity, and Carat is a unit for mass which is used for measuring the weight of gemstones and pearls (1 carat is equal to 200mg). However, carat and karat are usually used interchangeably in some countries.

How to test the purity of gold?

There are two common methods to test gold for its purity, Acid Test Kits and Electronic Testing Kits. However, any acid testing will lose some small amount of gold.

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