Suppose 2000 kg cannon fires a 5 kg cannon ball horizontally with a velocity of 300 m/sec. Compute the recoil velocity of the cannon.

Truck traveling west on the highway experiences an acceleration to the east. what could be the cause of this acceleration

Work = force × a. work b. energy c. distance d. momentum

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