Question 31.Q-Q.4: Consider the following decay: π^0 → µ^- + e^+ + νµ . What co...

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Consider the following decay: $\pi^{0} \rightarrow \mu^{-}+ e ^{+}+\nu_{\mu}$ . What conservation laws are violated by this decay? (a) energy (b) angular momentum (c) electric charge (d) baryon number (e) electron-lepton number (f) muon-lepton number (g) tau-lepton number (h) no conservation laws

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