232Th is an alpha emitter that has a half life that is similar to the age of theuniverse (t1/2 = 1.405 10¹0 years). For this question, you will need to use information fromthe table on the last page of the exam, and also the fact that the mass of an alpha particleis 4.001506 amu, and an amu is equal to 931.5 MeV/c².(a) Write the equation for the decay of 232 Th by a single alpha particle.(b) Determine the energy(c) What percentage of the 232Th nuclei that existed when the Earth was formed 4.54 billionyears ago are still around today?released in this decay.

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(a) Write the equation for the decay of 232 Th by a single alpha particle. (b) Determine the energy Q released in this decay. (c) What percentage of the 232Th nuclei that existed when the Earth was formed 4.54 billion years ago are still around today?