The muon decays with a characteristic lifetime of about 10-6 second into an electron, a muon...

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The muon decays with a characteristic lifetime of about 10-6 second into an electron, a muon neutrino, and an electron antineutrino. The muon is forbidden from decaying into an electron and just a single neutrino by the law of conservation of A. charge B. mass C. energy and momentum D. baryon number E. lepton number The muon decays with a characteristic lifetime of about 10-6 second into an electron, a muon neutrino, and an electron antineutrino. The muon is forbidden from decaying into an electron and just a single neutrino by the law of conservation of A. charge B. mass C. energy and momentum D. baryon number E. lepton number

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