Bode's Law:.a. was discredited only a few years after its creation. b. uses a number sequence to determine the distance of planets. c. correctly predicted the distance of Neptune from the sun. d. fell apart when an asteroid belt was discovered between Mars and Jupiter.

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