Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Elementary Particles - Problems - Page 945: 37

Answer

$D^0=c\overline{u}$.

Work Step by Step

We want to make a $D^0$ meson. This has charge = 0, baryon number = 0, strangeness = 0, charm = +1. We assume that bottomness = 0, and topness = 0. To have charm = 1, one of the quarks must be a c quark. This has a charge of $+\frac{2}{3}e$. Therefore, since the total charge is 0, the other quark has a charge of $-\frac{2}{3}e$. The baryon number is 0, so the second quark is an antiquark, in particular, it must be an up antiquark. $$D^0=c\overline{u}$$
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