The alum used in cooking is potassium aluminum sulfate hydrate, KAl(SO4)2·xH2OTo find the value of x you can heat a sample of the compound to drive off all the water and leave only KAl(SO4)2Assume that you heat 5.834g of the hydrated compound and that it loses 2.25g of waterWhat is the value of x? (enter as an integer).
Here is the same question using different numbersThe answer should guide you in how to come up with the answer you needThe alum used in cooking is potassium aluminum sulfate hydrate, KAl(SO4)2·x H2OTo find the value of x, you can heat a sample of the compound to drive off all of the water and leave only KAl(SO4)2Assume you heat 4.74 g of the hydrated compound and that the sample loses 2.16 g of waterWhat is the value of x? your sample, pure, is 2.58g (4.74-2.16) That converts into 0.01 mol of KAl(SO4)2 then you find how many moles of water evaporated(2.16/18) 0.12mol of H2O We now know that for every 1 mole of KAl(SO4)2, there were 12 moles of waterx 12!
A few that do help to fatten up are step 8 and sweet feedI have a friend who has a quite skinny Tennessee Walking horseShe gives him step 8 and a generous scoop of sunflower seedsSunflower seeds are high in fat and will help your horse to gain weightShe also gives him oats and about 2 scoops of beet pulp as well as alfalfa cubes, and step 8He has gained a lot of weight since she put him on this diet, she gives him this after she rides him.
Being a TB, she's going to have a higher metabolism so she burns more energyThe one thing that I've always found works to put weight on is corn oilIt's easier on the digestive system and works great to add weightI always started by adding the corn oil slowly to their feed at first, then increase to as much as 1/2 cup to 1 cup per dayAdded sugars and such aren't the answerAnd I would be careful about adding too much fiberToo much fiber can cause diarrheaHope this helps.
A horse should not wear a blanket in the winterI have been reading about that, unless they are older or can't make a good coatA heavy blanket can cause weight lose(It was happening to an off the track thoroughbred gelding down at the barn.) The owner's feed him and everything but after talking to the vet they realized the blanket was harming himEspecially, if the horse is outside even in the winter all the timeThey do a lot of walking and sweating in the fieldsA horse should wear a blanket if the weather is going to be really bad thoughI just found out this year and thought I could pass it along :) Also, add vegetable oil to his foodAt the last barn I was at a horse was deadly skinny and at the dead of winter(The owner wasn't taking care of him, a boarder at the barn bought him because he would have died over the winter)Anyway, she put vegetable oil in his food at least once a dayIt did the trick(Only a cup though.)
I have a teenage TBHe does well with alfalfa hay (2 flakes, twice a day for a total of 4) plus 3 lbs LMF Equine Senior, once a day, plus SmartFlex Senior by Smartpak, Show Glow supplement, and a shot of cornoilHe is muscled up like a quarter horseAlso, I worm more than other folks because I board at a facility where we have lots of competitionsmeaning more access to wormy poop in the arenasWe host a minimum of 1 per month sometimes as many as 3 or 4Lots of horses coming on and off propertySo I worm every 8 weeks, rotationally, using good wormers like Quest Plus and Zimectrin Gold My Trainer also suggests A And M feedShe Free Feeds it to hard keeper show horses.
