•17 Does the proposed decay processE - T +n+ K +pconserve (a) charge, (b) baryon number, (c) spin angular momen-tum, and (d) strangeness?

a) For charge conservation, Charge is not conserved. b) For baryon number conservation,

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•17 Does the proposed decay process E - T +n+ K +p conserve (a) charge, (b) baryon number, (c) spin angular momen- tum, and (d) strangeness?