Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Questions - Page 1362: 6c

Answer

The proposed decay conserves the strangeness.

Work Step by Step

The $\Lambda^0$ strangeness is $-1$ The $p$ strangeness is $0$ The $K^-$ strangeness is $-1$ The strangeness on the left side of the decay is $-1$ The net strangeness on the right side of the decay is $-1$ Therefore, the proposed decay conserves the strangeness.
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