Air "breaks down" when the electric field strength reaches 3 × 106 N/C, causing a spark. A parallel-plate capacitor is made from two 3.0 cm × 3.0 cm electrodes. How many electrons must be transferred from one electrode to the other to create a spark between the electrodes?

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