Select all that apply. What was the main purpose of Millikan's oil drop experiment?
3.8 Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment

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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
to determine the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity
to determine the ideal voltage that batteries should contain
to determine the charge of an electron
to determine the mass of a proton
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Millikan determined that
the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2
the charge of an electron is -1.60 * 10-19 C
the universal gravitational constant is 6.67 * 10-11 m3/kgs2
everything is relative
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
In Millikan's experiment, he examined these forces acting on oil drops:
gravity and normal
normal and friction
electric and normal
gravity and electric
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
In order to equate the two forces, the oil drop had to be
stationary
moving upward
moving downward
moving diagonally
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The oil drop's movement was altered by
jedi mind powers
holding/poking the oil drop with a toothpick
changing gravity
changing the voltage across the charged plates
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
If the charge on an oil drop was -2.72 * 10-18 C, how many electrons were absorbed by the oil drop?
2
5
13
17
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
If an oil drop absorbed 4 electrons, what would its total charge be?
6.4 * 10-19 C
-6.4 * 10-19 C
8.9 * 10-18 C
-8.9 * 10-18 C
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
When comparing the charges of electrons and protons, we can say that
their charges are equal in magnitude and sign
their charge magnitudes and signs are different
their charges are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign
their charge magnitudes are different but their signs are the same
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a Millikan-type experiment, two horizontal plates are 3.6 cm apart. A small spherical mass of 2.7 * 10-15 kg remains stationary when the potential difference between the plates is 850 V. If the upper plate is positive, calculate the charge on the sphere.
1.1 * 10-18 C
2.5 * 10-18 C
1.0 * 1017 C
3.0 * 10-18 C
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