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In an oil drop experiment, the charges on oil drops were found as `1.5 xx 10^(-15), 3 xx 10^(-15), 4.5 xx 10^(-15), 6.0 xx 10^(-15)`. Calculate the magnitude of the charge on the electron.

Answer» The magnitude of charge shoule be smallest & other charges should be integral multiples of that smallest charge `(q = n e)`. So in the problem, the smallest charge is `1.5 xx 10^(-15)` and is also an integral multiple of all other charges.
case 1: `1.5 xx 10^(-15) = 1 xxe`
case 2: `3xx 10^(-15) = 2xx e`
case 3: `4.5 xx 10^(-15) = 3 xx e`
case 4 : `6 xx 10^(-15) = 4 xx e`
so charge on the electrons is same in all cases and it will be `1.5 xx 10^(-15)`


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