Why do the electrons lost on the ionization of gases in Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment stick to the oil drop?

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Q. An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a constant electric field of

2.55 \times 10^{4} N C^{- 1}

in Millikans oil drop experiment. The density of the oil is

1.26 g c m^{- 3}

. Estimate the radius of the drop. [g =

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1.60

\times 10^{- 19}

C].

Assume that Millikan performed the oil drop experiment. In the oil drop experiment, the following charges(in arbitrary units) were found on a series of oil droplets.

The data obtained is as follows:

2 $\times$ $10^{- 19}$ C
4 $\times$ $10^{- 19}$ C
6 $\times$ $10^{- 19}$ C

Calculate the magnitude of the charge on the electron.

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