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Yes, but given what data I have here, I think that the parameters of the problem permit me to assume that the measurements given all are of consecutive number multiples of e. For a high school physics problem, I imagine that is permissible. In practice, it really would be necessary to conduct a...

Actually, I think in this scenario I can assume that the difference equals the elementary charge. Thank you for all the help.

Yes, but I have no idea what multiple of the elementary charge each charge is. The difference between the charge on the droplets that fall on line b and the charge on the droplets on c is 1.7E-19 C, and so is the difference between charge c and charge d. I imagine that this is the elementary...

The problem is based on the experiment conducted by Millikan to find the elementary charge. In the experiment, charged oil droplets are suspended between two charged plates with a known electric field between them. In this way, the charge of each droplet can be calculated (the mass is known)...

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