Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Elementary Particles - Problems - Page 945: 35

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a. The charge of a neutron is 0. The strangeness, the charm, the bottomness, and the topness are also zero. It has a baryon number of 1, so it contains 3 quarks. $$n = udd$$ b. The antineutron is the neutron’s antiparticle. $$\overline{n} = \overline{u}\overline{d}\overline{d}$$ c. The $\Lambda ^ 0$ has a strangeness of -1, so one of the quarks must be an s quark. It is classified as a baryon, so it contains 3 quarks. Finally, the charge, charm, bottomness, and the topness are zero. $$\Lambda ^ 0 = uds$$ d. The $\overline{\Sigma}^0$ has a strangeness of +1, so one of the quarks must be an $\overline{s}$ quark. It is classified as a baryon, so it contains 3 quarks. Finally, the charge, charm, bottomness, and the topness are zero. $$\overline{\Sigma}^0 = \overline{u}\overline{d}\overline{s}$$
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