Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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

Answer

The quark combination $uu\bar{s}$ can not produce $\Sigma^+$

Work Step by Step

The $\Sigma^+$ has strangeness $-1$ The up quark $u$ has strangeness $0$ The strange antiquark $\bar{s}$ has strangeness $+1$ The net strangeness of $uu\bar{s}$ is $+1$ Therefore, the quark combination $uu\bar{s}$ can not produce $\Sigma^+$
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