New Delhi: Gold is very important in India. Be it a festival or a wedding, gold is considered auspicious. While on one hand gold is a symbol of auspiciousness, on the other hand it is a very good option for investment. This year, there was a great jump in the prices of gold. At the same time, due to the increase in demand for gold in the ongoing festive season, its prices have also seen a great rise.

Whenever we go to buy gold jewellery, the goldsmith asks us which carat of gold we want. Gold is sold in 6 types of carats. Each carat tells how much percent pure the gold is. The most pure gold is considered to be 24 carat. Yes, 24 carat gold is 99.9 percent pure. Now if you ask the goldsmith to make 24 carat gold jewellery, he will refuse. Actually, 24 carat gold jewellery is not made. In such a situation, the question comes to mind that why 24 carat gold jewellery is not made? Apart from this, what can we buy from 24 carat gold. We will answer these questions below.

Why jewelry is not made of 24 carats

24 carat gold is considered the purest. On the other hand, 22 carat and 18 carat gold are adulterated. Gold is very flexible. In such a situation, other metals are mixed in it to make jewellery. If other metals are not mixed in gold, then it becomes so soft that it can be broken by hand. Due to this, most of the goldsmiths use 22 carat gold to make jewellery.

What can I buy with 24 carat gold? 

Now the question arises that if a person wants to buy 24 carat gold, then in what form can he buy it. The answer is brick. Yes, you can buy 24 carat gold bricks. Whereas, to buy jewellery, you should select either 22 carat or 18 carat. 

How much carat gold is right for hard jewellery

People who like gold jewellery want the gold jewellery they wear to be hard. In such a situation, the question arises that how many carats of gold would be right for this? As we mentioned above, gold is a very soft metal. Many metals are mixed in it to make it hard. Now the more other metals are mixed in gold, the harder it will be.