In the Millikan Oil Drop experiment, Robert Millikan and Harvey Fletcher determined the elementary electric charge. By dropping negatively charged oil drops through an electric field, they balanced the downwards force of gravity with an upwards electric force. You conduct a similar (hypothetical) experiment by levitating a negatively charged oil drop by placing a positive charge of q = 2.36 x 10-⁹ C a distance d = 0.0050 meters directly above it. The drop has m = 4.17 x 10-14 kg. From this information, determine the charge on the oil drop. с

In the Millikan Oil Drop experiment, Robert Millikan and Harvey Fletcher determined the elementary electric charge. By dropping negatively charged oil drops through an electric field, they balanced the downwards force of gravity with an upwards electric force. You conduct a similar (hypothetical) experiment by levitating a negatively charged oil drop by placing a positive charge of q = 2.36 x 10-⁹ C a distance d = 0.0050 meters directly above it. The drop has m = 4.17 x 10-14 kg. From this information, determine the charge on the oil drop. с

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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