In an experiment it was found that the total charge on an oil drop was 5.93 3 10218 C. How many negative charges does the drop contain?   We’re being asked to determine how many negative charges a drop contains from an oil drop experiment where the total charge was 5.93x10-18 C. The drop contains 37 negative charges. This is the answer Isn't the experiment about getting the oil drop to stay in place? Wouldn't this mean that there are positive charges as well? Where is the answer for how many positive charges are in an oil drop? Is an oil drop just negative in this example?

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  1. In an experiment it was found that the total charge on an oil drop was 5.93 3 10218 C. How many negative charges does the drop contain?

 

We’re being asked to determine how many negative charges a drop contains from an oil drop experiment where the total charge was 5.93x10-18 C.

The drop contains 37 negative charges. This is the answer

Isn't the experiment about getting the oil drop to stay in place? Wouldn't this mean that there are positive charges as well?

Where is the answer for how many positive charges are in an oil drop? Is an oil drop just negative in this example?

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