How did he determine the mass of an oil drop and the charge of the electron?
Nov 23, 2011 #1 jayjay713 25 0 How did he determine the mass of an oil drop and the charge of the electron?
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Nov 23, 2011 #2 grzz 993 13 As regards the mass of the drop i think that he used mass = volume x density and assumed a spherical shape, knowing the density of the oil, and eliminating the radius r of the drop by doing more than one experiment.
As regards the mass of the drop i think that he used mass = volume x density and assumed a spherical shape, knowing the density of the oil, and eliminating the radius r of the drop by doing more than one experiment.