Nuclear and Alpha DecayCalculate:Radium-224 undergoes alpha decay with a half-life of 3.66 days.(a) Calculate the binding energy of radium-224(b) What is the balanced equation for the alpha decay of radium-224?(c) What is the energy released (in both MeV and J) when a single radium-224 atom undergoesalpha decay?(d) What is the velocity of the alpha particle produced by radium-224 decay?(e) What is the energy released if a 0.200kg sample of radium-224 undergoes alpha decay, in J?

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Radium-224 undergoes alpha decay with a half-life of 3.66 days. (a) Calculate the binding energy of radium-224 (b) What is the balanced equation for the alpha decay of radium-224? (c) What is the energy released (in both MeV and J) when a single radium-224 atom undergoes alpha decay?