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How much does a 1-carat diamond weigh?

200 mg0.2 gWhich one: a carat is 200 mg by definition

A 1-carat diamond weighs about 200 mg (0.2 g).

Household items, coins and gadgets, using a standard size or a well-known model. Source for this figure: en.wikipedia.org.

How heavy is that?

• It takes about 5 1-carat diamonds to balance a paperclip.
• It takes about 900 1-carat diamonds to balance an apple.

About the same weight

• Coffee bean 130 mg
• Honeybee 100 mg
• Monarch butterfly 500 mg
• Peanut 1 g

More everyday objects

• Paperclip 1 g
• Dollar bill 1 g
• Plastic bottle cap 1.3 g