Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
We conclude our discussion of electric fields with a ground breaking experiment performed by Millikan in the early 1900’s. His work made it possible to calculate the charge in coulombs on an elementary charge such as an electron or a proton.
Watch the following video and make notes on the following:
Review what elementary charge is.
How did the Millikan Oil experiment work?
What does it mean that charge is quantized.
Review what elementary charge is.
How did the Millikan Oil experiment work?
What does it mean that charge is quantized.
This is another great video which will further explain the Millikan oil drop experiment. This video will give you a step by step process that Millikan performed when doing this experiment.
Read the following document to understand how to solve problems related to the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment.
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Once you feel like you understand, complete learning activity 5.4.