Gold

The first metal to be known to man is gold. Au is the element for gold. The value of gold is represented by money.

Hints to remember about Gold:

A) 24 carat is 100% gold- too soft, this is not considered suitable for jewelry

B) 22 carat is 91.7% gold- too soft still this is not considered suitable for jewelry

C) 18 carat is 75.0% gold- this is used successfully in fine jewelry

D) 14 carat is 58.3% gold- it was used successfully in all jewelry

E) 12 carat is 50.0% gold- not used for jewelry

F) 10 carat is 41.7% gold- this metal is the carat limit legally identify to be real gold in the United States of America.

10 carat Yellow Gold Earrings