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Strangness Flashcards

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What is strangeness

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Strangeness quantum number S is a property of a particle and is used to describe/ predict decay.

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Under which force is strangeness conserved

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Strong and Electromagnetic

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How does strangeness behaviour in a weak interaction

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it can change but only by 0,-1 or +1

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How is strangeness assigned

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particles with a S quark have strangeness -1 and particles with a (anti)S quark have strangeness +1

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