The following reaction can occur by the strong interaction: p⁰ + n ® K⁺ + S^-.If the quark composition of the n is (udd),the p⁰ is and the composition of the K⁺ is ,what is the quark composition of the S^-? A)dds B)uds C)sss

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In the reaction, we can see that a neutron (udd) has transformed into a strange particle (K) and another particle consisting of two quarks and two antiquarks (p⁰). The resulting particle, K⁺, consists of a strange quark (s) and two up quarks (u), along with an anti-strange quark (sbar) and an anti-up quark (ubar). Since the quark composition of the resulting particle has two up quarks, the new particle produced by the reaction must have one down quark to balance the quark content. Therefore, the quark composition of the S^- must be dds.

The Following Reaction Can Occur by the Strong Interaction: P0

The Following Reaction Can Occur by the Strong Interaction: P⁰