oil-drop experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Millikan_oil-drop_experiment
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Robert_A._Millikan
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:electron_microscope
capacitor
X-ray source
atomizer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label oil-drop experiment
gptkbp:influenced atomic physics
gptkbp:location gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:measuredQuantity elementary charge
mass of oil droplets
gptkbp:method observing charged oil droplets between two metal electrodes
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Physical_Review
gptkbp:purpose measure the elementary electric charge
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:photoelectric_effect
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
electron
gptkbp:result determined the charge of the electron
gptkbp:significance provided evidence for quantization of electric charge
gptkbp:year 1909
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Andrews_Millikan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4