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2. The Precious Metal Gold
• No precious metal is as legendary and beautiful as gold.
• Its rarity and beauty enigma have provided it with a high
status as a precious metal throughout the history of
humanity.
• Gold has always been used as a monetary standard.
• Gold has always been and remains the most essential
jewelry component, with most precious jewelry pieces
created from gold or inlaid with a gold setting.
3. The Properties of Gold
• Gold is a soft yellow, corrosion resistant
element.
• Gold is both malleable and ductile.
• Gold is a heavy metal (density 19.3 g cm-3)
• Gold is generally alloyed to increase its
strength.
4. Elements That Are Alloyed With Gold
• Several different metallic elements are alloyed with gold and some
are used specifically to produce a certain color or tone in the gold.
• White gold, which has become very popular in jewelry, is mainly
alloyed with nickel and zinc, and occasionally palladium.
• Rose gold, which has a slightly reddish tone, is alloyed mostly with
copper.
• Green gold, which appears greenish-yellow, is alloyed with silver.
• Blue gold, which is gold with a whitish-blue tone, is alloyed with
iron.
5. The Purity of Gold
• Pure gold lacks resistance to pressure and easily bends.
• For this reason, gold jewelry is always alloyed with other metals to
increase its toughness and durability.
• The purity of gold depends on the percentage of alloyed metal and
this number is measured in karats.
• Karat measurement determines the percentage of gold to other
metals on a scale of 1 to 24, with 24 karats being pure gold.
• Common karat weights are 22 kt (91.67% gold), 18 kt (75% gold),
14 kt (58.33% gold), and 10 kt (41.67% gold).
6. Uses for Gold
• Gold is the most useful metal in jewelry.
• Rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and many other jewelry
items are fashioned from gold, and gold is the main precious
metal used for jewelry settings.
• Gold is used as money.
• Gold has been used in medicine for 4,500 years
• Gold is used in space to reflect radiation and stabilize
temperatures
7. Capital Gold Group provides investment
solutions in precious metals that are an
essential part of every investor’s portfolio -
today and tomorrow.
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