What is the purity of pure gold in carat?

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Purity of gold:
Carat is the unit by which the purity of gold can be determined.
The purest form of gold is $24$ -carat gold because it is not alloyed with any other metal.
Hence, the purest form of gold is not used to make jewelry because gold is a soft metal.
Gold with a lower carat unit indicates that has been alloyed with other metals to make it durable.

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