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Millikan’s oil drop experiment was conducted to measure the value of the:

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e/m ratio
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Charge ‘e’ on an electron
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Mass of a proton
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Mass of an electron
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Solution

The correct option is B Charge ‘e’ on an electron
Millikan’s oil drop experiment was conducted to measure the charge on an electron. Since the value of e/m was known, the calculation of the value of charge ‘e’ lead to the calculation of the mass of an electron.

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