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Quarks iinside protons and neutrons are thought to carry fractional charges [(+2//3)e,(-1//3)e]. Why do they not show up in Millikan's oil-drop experiment ?

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Solution :Quarks are thought to be CONFINED within a PROTON or neutron by means of FORCES which grow stronger if one tries to pull them apart. Therefore, fractional, charges `+(2)/(3)e and -(1)/(3)e` exist in nature, but OBSERVABLE charges are still `pme` or their INTEGER multiples. so, charges of quarks do not show up in Millikan.s oil drop experiment.


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