A charged particle is caused to move between two electrically charged plates, as shown here. () (+) (a) Why does the path of the charged particle bend? (b) What is the sign of the electrical charge on the particle? (c) As the charge on the plates is increased, would you expect the bending to increase, decrease, or stay the same? (d) As the mass of the particle is increased while the speed of the particles remains the same, would you expect the bending to increase, decrease, or stay the same? [Section 2.2]
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Question
Suppose a scientist repeats the Millikan oil-drop experiment but reports the charges on the drops using an unusual (and imaginary) unit called the warmomb (wa). The scientist
obtains the following data for four of the drops:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \hline \text { Droplet } & \text { Calculated Charge (wa) } \\ \hline \text { A } & 3.84 \times 10^{-8} \\ \text { B } & 4.80 \times 10^{-8} \\ \text { C } & 2.88 \times 10^{-8} \\ \text { D } & 8.64 \times 10^{-8} \\ \hline \end{array}\)
(a) If all the droplets were the same size, which would fall most slowly through the apparatus?
(b) From these data, what is the best choice for the charge of the electron in warmombs?
(c) Based on your answer to part (b), how many electrons are there on each of the droplets?
(d) What is the conversion factor between warmombs and coulombs?
Solution
Problem 2.87
Suppose a scientist repeats the Millikan oil-drop experiment but reports the charges on the drops using an unusual (and imaginary) unit called the warmomb (wa). The scientist obtains the following data for four of the drops:
(a) If all the droplets were the same size, which would fall most slowly through the apparatus? (b) From these data, what is the best choice for the charge of the electron in warmombs? (c) Based on your answer to part (b), how many electrons are there on each of the droplets? (d) What is the conversion factor between warmombs and coulombs?
Step by Step Solution
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(a)
Small size droplets are fll slowly. If all the droplets were of the same size so the one with smaller would fall into the apparatus more gradually.
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