Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1366: 50a

Answer

$p\longrightarrow \hspace{2mm}e^+ \hspace{2mm}+ \hspace{2mm}\nu_e$ This is the decay scheme. Let it be called equation 1. This does not violate conservation law of charge.

Work Step by Step

Let $1.6\times 10^{-19}$ C charge be called one unit charge. The charge of proton ($p$) in this new system is $+1$. The charge of positron ($e^+$) is $+1$. Neutrino ($\nu_e$) is chargeless. The total charge of the Left-hand side of equation 1 is $+1.$ The total charge of the Right-hand side of equation 1 is $+1+0=+1$. Thus there is charge conservation.
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