An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a constant electric field of 2-55 - 104 N C -1 in Millikan-s oil drop experiment- The density of the oil is 1-26 g cm -3- Estimate the radius of the drop- g-9-81 m s -2 - e-1-60 - 10-19 C -

Excess electrons on an oil drop, n = 12 Electric field intensity, E = 2.55 × 104 N C−1 Density of oil, ρ = 1.26 gm/cm3 = 1.26 × 103 kg/m3 Acceleration due to gr ...

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Standard XII

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An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a constant electric field of 2.55 × 10⁴ N C⁻¹ in Millikan’s oil drop experiment. The density of the oil is 1.26 g cm⁻³. Estimate the radius of the drop. (g = 9.81 m s⁻²; e = 1.60 × 10⁻¹⁹ C).

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Solution

Excess electrons on an oil drop, n = 12

Electric field intensity, E = 2.55 × 10⁴ N C⁻¹

Density of oil, ρ = 1.26 gm/cm³ = 1.26 × 10³ kg/m³

Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 m s⁻²

Charge on an electron, e = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C

Radius of the oil drop = r

Force (F) due to electric field E is equal to the weight of the oil drop (W)

F = W

Eq = mg

Ene

Where,

q = Net charge on the oil drop = ne

m = Mass of the oil drop

= Volume of the oil drop × Density of oil

= 9.82 × 10⁻⁴ mm

Therefore, the radius of the oil drop is 9.82 × 10⁻⁴ mm.

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