1. Gold is a very precious metal. Pure gold is very soft. It is therefore not suitable for making jewellery. It is alloyed with either Silver or Copper to make it hard. But sometimes jewellers mix large quantities of copper and Silver in gold, to earn more profit. (1) What precautions should you take while purchasing gold jewellery? (2) Why does Government insist on purchasing Hall Marked jewellery?
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- (i) We should always purchase the gold jewellery from a branded shop with proper receipt and hall marked certificate.
- (ii) Government insists on purchasing hall marked jewellery as it contains the gold and its alloyed metal (i.e., copper or silver) in a fixed ratio.
- They will be more careful and educated and thus can't be fooled easily while shopping jewellery and other productsRead more on Sarthaks.
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Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present. The Centre, in November 2019, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country from January 15, 2021.
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