In a Millikan's oil drop experiment, an oil drop of diameter 2.3x10-4 cm and density 1.7 g cm-3 is observed motionless between two oppositely charged plates separated by the distance 3 cm of potential difference 15 kV. Calculate the charge of the oil drop. Ol droplet

In a Millikan's oil drop experiment, an oil drop of diameter 2.3x10-4 cm and density 1.7 g cm-3 is observed motionless between two oppositely charged plates separated by the distance 3 cm of potential difference 15 kV. Calculate the charge of the oil drop. Ol droplet

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In a Millikan's oil drop experiment, an oil drop of diameter 2.3x10-4 cm and density
1.7 g cm-3 is observed motionless between two oppositely charged plates
separated by the distance 3 cm of potential difference 15 kV. Calculate the charge
of the oil drop.
Ol droplet

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