The KT in gold relates to the Purity, the lower the KT the less gold is in it..
24k is pure gold, 18k is 75% gold, 14k is 58.5% gold, etc. Gold is mixed with alloy metals to give it strength, since pure 24k is rather too soft for jewelry. The type of metal alloy used will give gold different colors, such as rose gold, yellow gold, or white gold.
Naturally, the karat of the gold also affects its value. You can find out how much gold is worth for different karats from the Related Link below.
14karat gold means it's 14/24 gold; making it about 58% gold so 10/24 of it is not gold.
Usually k is karat or carat Pure gold is 24 carat so 10 k is 10/24 pure i.e. 10 parts are gold and 14 parts are not.
which is a better grade of gold, 10, 14,18, or 24. which has the most gold in it.
14 carat gold is an alloy consisting of 58.5% pure gold (14/24) and 41.5% other metals. It is a solid solution, as the other metals are evenly distributed at the atomic level within the gold lattice.
24 carats is pure gold so a 14 carat chain weighing 10 grams contains [(14/24) X 10] grams. This is equal to 5.8333333 recurring grams of gold.
14 carat gold is 14/24 gold by weight, the rest (10/24) is other metals most often copper and/or nickel and/or silver. By volume (because gold is nearly three times as dense as copper) about on third is gold the rest is alloying metals.
24 karats is pure gold... 14 karats... meaning 58.5% gold 14 parts gold and 10 parts some other material
10 - 24 = -14
14kt gold has 14/24 weight parts gold the rest is something else. If the rest were copper (common if you are looking at red gold) then 2/3 of the volume is copper and 1/3 of the volume is gold. If you have 24 ounces of 14 kt gold there are 14 ounces of gold and 10 ounces of other metals in the alloy.
In 10 grams of 24-carat gold, the entire amount is pure gold since 24-carat gold is considered 100% gold. Therefore, there are 10 grams of gold in 10 grams of 24-carat gold.
Pure gold is 24 kt. 14 kt gold is (14/24)=.5833 pure. Multiply by 100 and it is 58.33% pure.
14 karat its kind of like how much gold is in it ** 14k gold is approximately 58% pure gold... meaning 14/24 of gold.. 24 being pure.