Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Questions - Page 1362: 4

Answer

The conservation of baryon number would be violated.

Work Step by Step

A proton has a lepton number of $0$ Electrons and neutrinos each have a lepton number of $1$ Their antiparticles each have a lepton number of $-1$ Therefore, the conservation of lepton number would not be violated. A proton has a baryon number of $1$ Electrons, neutrinos, and their antiparticles each have a baryon number of $0$ Therefore, the conservation of baryon number would be violated.
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