Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 17d

Answer

since $$S\left(\Xi^{-}\right)=-2,$$ $$S\left(\pi^{-}\right)=0,$$ $$S(n)=0, S\left(K^{-}\right)=-1,$$ and$$S(p)=0,$$ we have $$-2 \neq 0+0+(-1)+0,$$ $$\text{so process does not conserve (strangeness).}$$

Work Step by Step

since $$S\left(\Xi^{-}\right)=-2,$$ $$S\left(\pi^{-}\right)=0,$$ $$S(n)=0, S\left(K^{-}\right)=-1,$$ and$$S(p)=0,$$ we have $$-2 \neq 0+0+(-1)+0,$$ $$\text{so process does not conserve (strangeness).}$$
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