Question

why did milikan used oil in his famous oil drop experiment ?

Answer 1

Answer:

to find the charge of electron

Explanation:

charge is calculated by measuring the velocity of a given oil droplet which falls freely under the influence of an electric field and gravitational field

Answer 2

Answer:

The reason Robert Millikan used drops of oil instead of water in his experiment to determine the charge of an electron is that a drop of oil retains..

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