Angie, brad, and carlos are discussing a physics problem in which two identical bullets are fired with equal speeds at equal-mass wood and steel blocks resting on a frictionless table. one bullet bounces off the steel block while the second becomes embedded in the wood block.

Daughter element the new element produced along with a decay particle in a nuclear transmutation 2. half-life the substance that decays in a nuclear transmutation 3. parent element the change of one chemical element into another by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment 4. transmutation the time required for the decay of one-half of the atoms in a sample of radioactive material