Problem Statement: https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/description/ Decoding the Algorithm: 1. Initialization and Connection Mapping: A HashMap (parentChildMap) is used to establish connections between child and parent nodes, essential for navigating the tree. The startNode is identified by traversing the tree until the desired node with the given value (start) is found. 2. Breadth-First Search (BFS): A LinkedList (queue)…