Radium-223 decays by alpha emission to Radon-219  (21986Rn), releasing 5.864MeV of energy per atom. (a.) Write the nuclear equation from the reaction, (b.) Estimate the kinetic energy and the speed of the alpha particle.

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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.