Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 30b

Answer

We can construct this baryon using three up quarks.

Work Step by Step

Note that the baryon number of each of these three quarks is $+\frac{1}{3}$ We must use exactly three quarks since the baryon number of a baryon is $+1$ If the strangeness of the baryon is $0$, then there must be zero strange quarks The strange quark $s$ has charge $-\frac{1}{3}$, strangeness $-1$, and baryon number $+\frac{1}{3}$ If the charge of the baryon is $+2$, then there must be three up quarks The up quark $u$ has charge $+\frac{2}{3}$, strangeness $0$, and baryon number $+\frac{1}{3}$ Therefore, we can construct this baryon using three up quarks.
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