Question

why is gold preferred for making jewellery?

Answer 1

Because it will not react with air ,water .

Answer 2

Gold is preferred for making jewelry because:

• Highly precious and valuable metal

• Durable yet soft metal

• Highly lustrous with beautiful yellow color. Further, other hues can also be enhanced over this yellow metal.

• Highly malleable and ductile and hence can be easily bent or drawn to sheets to make the intricate jewelry designs.

• Less reactive with water, acids, or bases.

• The shine, lustre and the bright color remain long without any fading and the ornament does not get tarnished easily.

• It is not affected by air and most of the reagents.

• The economic value of gold is very high and hence is a valuable asset and also fetches a good exchange rate.