Question

Q3 Rakesh approached a newly trained Goldsmith and asked him to make some ornaments. For this he gave advance money also. The Goldsmith bought a bar of 24-carat gold from the market and tried to make ornaments from it. He was not successful because the gold was too soft to handle. He approached a trained Goldsmith who asked him to use 22-carat gold for this purpose. He was now quite successful and could make the ornaments. 1. What is the difference between 24-carat gold and 22-carat gold? 2. What was wrong with 24-carat gold? 3. How did trained Goldsmith help the freshly trained Goldsmith?​

Answer 1

In the jeweler’s shop, to polish gold jewelry it is dipped in an acid called Aqua Regia.

Aqua Regia dissolves the outer layer of gold.

So, the inner shiny layer is visible.

As there is a loss of the outer layer there is a slight loss in its weight.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1.24 carrot is softer than 22 carrot gold

2. don't know sorry

3.he was easily able to shape the gold