Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 21a

Answer

The corresponding particle is a Kaon $K^+$

Work Step by Step

The proton $p$ has strangeness $0$, charge $+1$, and baryon number $+1$ The $\Lambda^0$ has strangeness $-1$, charge $0$, and baryon number $+1$ The left side of the process has net strangeness $0$, net charge $+2$, and net baryon number $+2$ The $p$ and the $\Lambda^0$ on the right side of the process have net strangeness $-1$, net charge $+1$, and net baryon number $+2$ According to the conservation laws, the $x$ must have strangeness $+1$, charge $+1$, and baryon number $0$ The corresponding particle is a Kaon $K^+$
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