In a Millikan oil drop experiment, six excess electrons are attached to a drop. The oil drop is placed into an electric field created by parallel plates which are 9.00 cm apart. If the mass of the oil drop is 2.50 x 10´ kg, what potential difference is required to cause the oil drop to accelerate upwards at 1.75 m/s²?

In a Millikan oil drop experiment, six excess electrons are attached to a drop. The oil drop is placed into an electric field created by parallel plates which are 9.00 cm apart. If the mass of the oil drop is 2.50 x 10´ kg, what potential difference is required to cause the oil drop to accelerate upwards at 1.75 m/s²?

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Chapter7: Electric Potential

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