Chapter 30, Problem 30P

(a)

To determine

The conservation of charge and baryon number in the reactions,

${\pi }^{+}+p\to K^{+}+{\Sigma }^{+}$ and ${\pi }^{+}+p\to {\pi }^{+}+{\Sigma }^{+}$.

(b)

To determine

The possibility of occurrence of the reactions.

(c)

To determine

Yes, the second reaction occurs if a neutral Kaon get produced in the reaction and the total incident energy of the reacting particles would have to be greater for this reaction than for the first reaction.