How many carats is pure gold? why is pure gold not suitable for making ornaments?

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24-carat gold is pure gold. Pure gold or 24-carat gold is not used for making jewellery or ornaments. this is because pure gold is very soft and can't be used for making ornaments. so, some amount of other metal (cooperation or silver) is added to make gold a bit harder. this is called 22-carat gold.

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