A Particle Composed of Two Down Quarks and One Strange

question 5

Multiple Choice

A particle composed of two down quarks and one strange quark dds is a baryon with strangeness -1.Its total charge is

• A)-3e.
• B)-2e.
• C)-1e.
• D)+1e.

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