Baryons 2.2.2

Question 1

what is the baryon number

Answer 1

it is a quantum number and is conserved in all interactions
(number of baryons in an interaction)

Question 2

what does the baryon number depend on

Answer 2

whether the particle is a baryon, anti-baryon or neither

Question 3

what baryon number does protons and neutrons have

Answer 3

B = +1

Question 4

what baryon number does ant-baryons have

Answer 4

B = -1

Question 5

what is the baryon number of an up, down, and a strange quark

Answer 5

1/3

Question 6

what is the baryon number of an anti-up, anti-down, and an anti-strange particle have

Answer 6

-1/3

Question 7

name the most stable baryon and what does this mean

Answer 7

-proton

—> it has the longest half-life of any baryon and is the particle which other baryons decay to

Question 8

what baryon is the most stable baryon

Answer 8

the lightest baryon

Question 9

how would the conservation of baryon number be violated

Answer 9

a proton decaying

Question 10

what will all baryons eventually decay into

Answer 10

protons