Calculate the energy released when a decay converts

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Calculate the energy (in MeV) released when α decay converts thorium 228Th (atomic mass = 228.028715 u) into radium 224Ra (atomic mass = 224.020186 u). The atomic mass of an α particle is 4.002603 u.

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