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    Is the Following Decay Allowed? Σ<Sup>+</sup> → P + π<Sup>+</sup>
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Is the Following Decay Allowed? Σ+ → P + π+

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Question 10

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Is the following decay allowed? Σ+ → p + π+


A) Yes.
B) No, because charge is not conserved.
C) No, because mass is created.
D) No, because lepton number is not conserved.

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