What are the favourable qualities given to gold when it is alloyed with copper or silver for the purpose of making ornaments?
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Pure gold ($24$-carat gold) is very soft. It is alloyed with silver or copper to impart strength while making ornaments. An alloy that contains $20$ parts of gold and $4$ parts of silver is called a $20$-carat gold.
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