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Why only electrons stick to oil drop in millikan's experiment however protons are also present there?

why millikan only used oil ?and what is the ability in oil drop that it attracts electron towards itself?

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Step-by-step explanation:

probably because, X rays are used to ionise the gas molecules, which is loss of electrons, these electrons are absorbed by oil drops

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