Quark composition of Neutral Antikaon?

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The neutral antikaon is a meson composed of a quark-antiquark pair, specifically a strange quark (s) and an antidown quark (\(\bar{d}\)). It has a charge of 0 and a strangeness of -1. The correct quark composition is indeed s \(\bar{d}\), confirming that the initial assumption was accurate. Further resources for understanding quark properties can be found at HyperPhysics.

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I need to determine the quark composition of the neutral antikaon. Below is a copy of my multiple choice question.

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2025/quarksec1.jpg

Here is my attempt at a solution:

First, a neutral antikaon is a meson. This means it must be composed of a quark-antiquark pair. A neutral antikaon has charge of 0 and strangeness of -1. From the six known quarks, the composition must be a strange quark and an antidown quark.

I tried selecting s \bar{d} but that is incorrect. How?

For a table of needed quark properties, see http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Particles/quark.html"
 
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