Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Questions - Page 1363: 9c

Answer

The quark combination $uus$ can produce $\Sigma^+$

Work Step by Step

The $\Sigma^+$ has strangeness $-1$ The up quark $u$ has strangeness $0$ The strange quark $s$ has strangeness $-1$ The net strangeness of $uus$ is $-1$ The $\Sigma^+$ has charge $+1$ The up quark $u$ has charge $+\frac{2}{3}$ The strange quark $s$ has charge $-\frac{1}{3}$ The net charge of $uus$ is $+1$ The $\Sigma^+$ has spin $\frac{1}{2}$ The up quark $u$ has spin $\frac{1}{2}$ The strange quark $s$ has spin $\frac{1}{2}$ If one quark has the orientation of $-\frac{1}{2}$, then the net spin of $uus$ could be $\frac{1}{2}$ Therefore, the quark combination $uus$ can produce $\Sigma^+$
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