The mass of the parent nucleus is 228 u and it is at rest initially. The kinetic energy emitted by the alpha particle in the alpha decay process is 4.41 MeV. Calculate the kinetic energy of the daughter nucleus. (A) 0.07875 MeV (B) 0.04546 MeV (C) 0.02526 MeV (D) 0.03636 MeV Answer

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