Imagine an alternate reality. The Thomson cathode ray experiments arrived at a charge to mass ratio, 9.24×106 C/g for the electron. If when Milikan performed the oil drop experiment he found that a series of droplets had excess charges of 2.37×10-19 C, 1.42×10-19 C and 1.89×10-19 C, what could be the mass of an electron? 1.42×10-19 grams 2.56×10-26 grams 5.12×10-27 grams 1.89×10-19 grams 2.05×10-26 grams

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Imagine an alternate reality. The Thomson cathode ray experiments arrived at a charge to mass ratio, 9.24×106 C/g for the electron. If when Milikan performed the oil drop experiment he found that a series of droplets had excess charges of 2.37×10-19 C, 1.42×10-19 C and 1.89×10-19 C, what could be the mass of an electron?
1.42×10-19 grams
2.56×10-26 grams
5.12×10-27 grams
1.89×10-19 grams
2.05×10-26 grams
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