What was the conclusion of the Milikan oil drop experiment?

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The conclusion of the Millikan oil drop experiment established that the electron possesses a fundamental negative charge, which is quantized. The correct answer to the test question is option c) the electron has a negative charge. Additionally, the experiment provided insights into the mass-to-charge ratio of the electron, confirming that it is very small, but the primary discovery was the existence of the smallest fundamental negative charge. This experiment was pivotal in the field of atomic physics and solidified the understanding of electron properties.

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just a question on our test today. what's the right answer?

a) the mass to charge ratio of an electron is very small.
b) the speed of electrons is very great
c) the electron has a negative charge
d) the proton has a negative charge
e) there exists a smallest fundamental negative charge

so is the answer a, c or e?
 
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Kratos321 said:
just a question on our test today. what's the right answer?

a) the mass to charge ratio of an electron is very small.
b) the speed of electrons is very great
c) the electron has a negative charge
d) the proton has a negative charge
e) there exists a smallest fundamental negative charge

so is the answer a, c or e?
Describe in a sentence what you think Milliken discovered.

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