Multiple choice general knowledge

Chemically pure gold contains how many karats ?

  1. 20

  2. 22

  3. 24

  4. 12
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Explanation

Pure gold is defined as 24 karat (24K), meaning it is 99.9% gold with no other metals. 22K gold is 91.6% pure, 20K is 83.3% pure, and 12K is only 50% gold. The karat system scales from 1 to 24, with 24 representing absolute purity.

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