Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Questions - Page 1362: 5c

Answer

Charge conservation would be violated.

Work Step by Step

A proton has a charge of $+1~e$ A neutron is neutral, and a neutrino is neutral, so they have neither a positive charge nor a negative charge. Therefore, if a proton decayed into a neutron and a neutrino, charge conservation would be violated.
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