A Baryon with Strangeness -1 Decays Via the Strong Interaction

question 11

Multiple Choice

A baryon with strangeness -1 decays via the strong interaction into two particles, one of which is a baryon with strangeness 0.The other is:

• A)a baryon with strangeness 0
• B)a baryon with strangeness +1
• C)a meson with strangeness -1
• D)a meson with strangeness +1
• E)a meson with strangeness 0

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