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Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
AP Physics 2 · Quantization of Charge
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Plate Voltage ($\Delta V$)
0 V
Terminal Velocity Drops
3
Plate Voltage (0V - 10,000V)
💨 Atomizer (Spray Drops)
⚡ Fire X-Ray Ionizer
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Observation State:
Oil drops are falling due to gravity, soon reaching terminal velocity due to air resistance. Adjust the
Voltage
to create an Electric Field $E = \Delta V/d$. Use X-Rays to randomly strip or attach electrons to the drops!