QUANTIZATION OF

CHARGE
MILLIKANS OIL DROP
EXPERIMENT
 A fine mist of oil droplets is
introduced into the chamber.
The gas molecules inside the
chamber are ionized (split into
electrons and positive ions) by a
beam of x-rays.
The electrons adhere to the oil
droplets, some droplets having one
electron, some two electrons, and so
forth.
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 These negatively charged oil droplets
fall under the force of gravity into the
region between the electrically charged
plates.
The voltage on the plates were
adjusted until the force of gravity is
balanced by the attractive force
between the negative oil drop and
upper, positively charged plate.
Analysis of these forces leads to a
value for the charge on the electron.


but

therefore
 Millikan found out that each oil drop
had a multiple quantity of charge q.
Each drop had a charge e or a
multiple of e such that q = ne.
Millikan found out that q = e as 1.60x
10-19 C, so charge exists as quanta
hence is quantized.