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An oil drop of the radius 2 mm with a density 3g cm^-3 is held stationary under a constant electric field 3.55× 10^5Vm^-1 in the Millikan's oil drop…

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An oil drop of the radius 2mm2\mathrm{mm}2mm with a density 3g3g3g cm−3{\mathrm{cm}}^{-3}cm−3 is held stationary under a constant electric field 3.55×105Vm−13.55\times {10}^{5}V{m}^{-1}3.55×105Vm−1 in the Millikan's oil drop experiment. What is the number of excess electrons that the oil drop will possess? (considerg=9.81ms−2)(\text{consider}g=9.81m{s}^{-2})(considerg=9.81ms−2).

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Held on 18 Mar 2021 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    48.8×101148.8\times {10}^{11}48.8×1011

  2. B

    1.73×10101.73\times {10}^{10}1.73×1010

  3. C

    17.3×101017.3\times {10}^{10}17.3×1010

  4. D

    1.73×10121.73\times {10}^{12}1.73×1012

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