Allan Franklin and Gerald Holton argued over the statistical validity of this experiment, and a modified version of Stoke's Law was used to calculate drag in this experiment.
Allan Franklin and Gerald Holton argued over the statistical validity of this experiment, and a modified version of Stoke's Law was used to calculate drag in this experiment. The results of this experiment were somewhat inaccurate due to an incorrect value for the viscosity of air. Parallel voltage plates formed a uniform electric field in order to provide enough buoyant force for the particles in this experiment to resist gravity. For 10 points, name this experiment, conducted in 1909, that accurately measured the elementary charge of an electron, in which the namesake particles were suspended in air.
Allan Franklin and Gerald Holton argued over the statistical validity of this experiment, and a modified version of Stoke's Law was used to calculate drag in this experiment.
Millikan’s Oil Drop Experiment [or Millikan’s Experiment or Oil Drop Experiment or Fletcher-Millikan Oil Drop Experiment]