Europium-141 undergoes a radioactive decay according to the equation provided. a) Balanced the equation for the decay.  b) Is the reaction an a-decay, b-decay or neither?  c) Calculate the reaction energy.

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