Millikan's oil drop experiment to determine charge of an electron - Chemistry

This chemistry video for Grade 10-11 students demonstrates R. A. Millikan's oil drop experiment to calculate the charge of an electron.

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To get a better mark in physics/chemistry

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[Dan Frederiksen]

I think there are some vital aspects of this experiment that are not explained in this video...

how could he possibly detect quantized speed with his naked eye..

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I thought it said milkman...

[BYSMA4th]

Your lightbulb uses calculations on resistance by using the charge of an electron. Even more complicated is the photoelectric effect, which converts some amount of photon packets into electric charge, or vice versa. That is basically a solar panel or LED light. The charge of an electron determines what size of resistor, capacitor, inductors, etc we use in all electronics. Initially numbers seem meaningless but one number can be very important in making things work efficiently.