Chapter 1, Problem 1.114CHP

In an alternate universe, the smallest negatively charged particle, analogous to our electron, is called a blorvek. To determine the charge on a single blorvek, an experiment like Millikan’s with charged oil droplets was carried out and the following results were recorded:

Droplet number	Charge (C)
1	7.74 × 10−16
2	4.42 × 10−16
3	2.21 × 10−16
4	4.98 × 10−16
5	6.64 × 10−16

1. (a) Based on these observations, what is the largest possible value for the charge on a blorvek?
2. (b) Further experiments found a droplet with a charge of 5.81 × 10⁻¹⁶ C. Does this new result change your answer to part (a)? If so, what is the new largest value for the blorvek’s charge?