Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 19b

Answer

The baryon number of the anitneutron is $-1$

Work Step by Step

The $\pi^+$ has baryon number $0$ The proton $p$ has baryon number $+1$ Let $B$ be the baryon number of the antineutron $\bar{n}$ Then according to the baryon number conservation law: $(0)+(+1) = (+1)+(+1)+B$ $B = -1$ The baryon number of the anitneutron is $-1$
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