Abstract

The charge on an electron is also referred to as the elementary charge e and is the quantum for the charge on a particle. Because of the quantization, charge on a particle will be an integer multiple of the elementary charge. By recording the velocities of ionized oil drops when naturally falling and when under the influence of a known electric field, then normalizing these charges, their existence as integer multiples of a single value can be seen. This value is the elementary charge and through the analysis done in this report was found to be \(e\) = (1.569 \(\pm\) .0913) \(\times\) 10\(^{-19}\) C

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