Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 27

Answer

The quark makeup of $\bar{K^0}$ is $~~s\bar{d}$

Work Step by Step

Each spin-zero meson is made up of one quark and one antiquark. The $\bar{K^0}$ has charge $0$, strangeness $-1$, and baryon number $0$ If the strangeness is $-1$, then there must be one strange quark. The strange quark $s$ has charge $-\frac{1}{3}$, strangeness $-1$, and baryon number $+\frac{1}{3}$ The antiquark $\bar{d}$ has charge $+\frac{1}{3}$, strangeness $0$, and baryon number $-\frac{1}{3}$ Therefore, the quark makeup of $\bar{K^0}$ is $~~s\bar{d}$.
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