The oil drop experiment by R.A. Millikan was performed to find________.
A
charge on the neutron
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B
charge on the electron
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C
charge on the Proton
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is B charge on the electron The oil drop experiment was performed by R.A. Millikan in order to determine the charge and charge/mass ratio of electrons. Thus correct answer is option B.