2. Plutonium-239 undergoes alpha decay. (a) Write the balanced nuclear equation for the said radioactive decay,

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.