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How much does a lb of gold weigh?

A pound of gold weighs 16 troy ounces, which is equivalent to approximately 0.75 kilograms or 27.3 ounces avoirdupois.


How many ounces of gold equals a kilo gram?

Since gold is measured in troy ounces, the conversion is: 1 kg = approximately 32.2 troy ounces of gold


What is The basic unit of gold bullion?

The basic unit of gold bullion is typically measured in troy ounces. Each troy ounce is equivalent to about 31.1 grams of gold.


How many pounds does a gold medal weigh?

It depends on the type of pound you are referring to. Gold and other precious metals are weighed in Troy Ounces. A Troy pound of gold contains 12 Troy ounces of gold. A Troy Ounce is about 1.1 normal ounces. A pound of gold in the standard measuring system (avoirdupois) will weigh about 13.2 ounces. So, an ounce of gold (troy) weighs more than an ounce of feathers (avoirdupois). But a pound of gold (troy) weighs less than a pound of feathers (avoirdupois).


One pound of gold vs 1 pound of feathers?

While on the face of it a pound of feathers would seem to weigh the same as a pound of gold, this overlooks the fact that gold is universally weighed using a different definition of 'pound' than that used for most other materials.Precious metals such as gold are measured in troy weight. A troy pound is 12 troy ounces, and each troy ounce is 480 grains, making a total of 5760 grains to the pound of gold.Most materials use pounds and ounces from the avoirdupois system, and such a standard pound is made up of 16 ounces, where each ounce is 437.5 grains, making a total of 7000 grains to the pound of feathers.All this means that a "pound" of feathers (or bricks, or lead) is heavier than a "pound" of gold.The question is an old gag, based on the fact that gold is measured in troy ounces, but feathers (like all material other than precious metals and gemstones) are measured in avoirdupois ounces. Because troy weight has 12 ounces to a pound, but avoirdupois weight has 16 ounces to a pound, the trick answer is that a pound of feathers (at 16 ounces) is heavier than a pound of gold (at 12 ounces).Another user said:A pound of anything weighs the same as a pound of anything else.However, feathers as weighed using imperial weight, which puts 16 ounces to the pound. Gold is weighed using troy weights (for precious metals) which has 12 ounces to the pound.So a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold, since different pounds are spoken of.Another user said:A pound of feathers is heavier- because a pound is NOT always a pound. Gold, silver, platinum- and all precious metals are measured in TROY ounces and TROY pounds. A troy pound weighs less than a standard (avoirdupois) pound.

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How many ounces in pound of gold?

A pound of gold weighs 14.583 troy ounces. This answer is correct only if you mean an avoirdupois pound. A troy pound (used for precious metals) is 12 troy ounces. If you ask how many troy ounces are in a pound, you would normally mean a troy pound unless you specify another type of measure - there are several different difinitions for the measure "pound".


What types of metals are measured in troy ounces?

Precious metals (typically gold, silver and platinum, but also palladium, ruthenium, osmium, rhodium, and iridium) are measured in troy ounces. Pretty much everything else is measured in avoirdupois ounces.


1 oz gold equal to how many grams?

Regardless of what is being measured, one Troy ounce is exactly 31.1034768 grams, which is larger than the ounce generally in use in the United States and has a mass of 28.35 gramson is correct.


What is a troy ounce of gold?

Gold and all precious metal are measured in Troy ounces, which vary slightly from common or Avoirdupois ounces. A troy ounce is equal to 31.1034768 grams. Incidentally, a Troy POUND has 12 ounces, not sixteen. PS- at the close of trading on Friday, 15 October, a troy ounce of gold was $1368.90


How many ounces are in a pound of gold?

1 troy ounce = 31,103 476 8 grams = 0,083 329 32 pound troy


How many grams one ounce gold?

Gold is measured in troy ounces. One troy ounce is exactly 31.1034768 grams. This makes the troy ounce larger than the avoirdupois ounce, which has a mass of 28.35 grams.


How many grams in one ounce gold?

Gold is measured in troy ounces. One troy ounce is exactly 31.1034768 grams. This makes the troy ounce larger than the avoirdupois ounce, which has a mass of 28.35 grams.


How many troy ounces in 2.2 lbs avoirdupois?

2.2lbs avoirdupois is 32.083 troy ounces.


Is a krugerrand one troy ounce or one avdp ounce?

Gold is sold in Troy Ounces - everything else in Avoirdupois ounces


How much one ounce gold weighs in terms of grams?

1/12. Actually, precious metals (gold, silver, platimun, & palladium) are measured in troy weight. One troy ounce is about 1.097 (avoirdupois - what we normally use in the U.S.) ounces, and one troy pound is 12 troy ounces. Therefore, one pound of gold (troy) is equal to about .824 pounds (avoirdupois). One pound of gold weighs only .824 times as much as a pound of feathers....or lead.


What other ounces besides troy?

Troy ounces are used to measure precious metals (gold, silver, etc.) and are 31.1035 grams. Avoirdupois ounces are used to measure most other items, and are 28.3495 grams. Liquids can be measured in fluid ounces, which equate to 29.5734 milliliters.


Are there 12 ounces in one pound of gold?

Gold and other precious metals are measured using tht Troy Measurement System instead of the Avoirdupois Weight System common in the US. A troy pound is equal to 12 Troy ounces. There are 16 ounces in a pound (avdp). The common point where one Troy something equals one Avoirdupois something and one Apothecary something is the grain. One pound (avdp) equals 14.583400600306332 Ounces (troy). So when speaking of gold silver or platinum a distinction should always be made on which weight system is in use.