Dual Nature Of Light Question 56

Question: In a Millikan’s oil drop experiment the charge on an oil drop is calculated to be $ 6.35\times {{10}^{-19}}C $ . The number of excess electrons on the drop is [MNR 1998]

Options:

A) 3.9

B) 4

C) 4.2

D) 6

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ n=\frac{Q}{e}=\frac{6.35\times {{10}^{-19}}}{1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}}\approx 4 $