Register

Watch the animation. identify the types of forces acting on an oil droplet while the voltage is turned on and the droplet is either falling or rising.

Watch the animation. identify the types of forces acting on an oil droplet while the voltage is turned on and the droplet is either falling or rising.
47.6k views
0 votes
Watch the animation. identify the types of forces acting on an oil droplet while the voltage is turned on and the droplet is either falling or rising.

User David Gray Wright
by
8.9k points

1 Answer

0 votes
This is Millikan's oil drop experiment.
The downward force acting on the oil drop is its weight. The upward forces are air resistance, which is negligible due to the droplet's size, and the force due to the electric field present.
User Sertsedat
by
8.3k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories

Other Questions

At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane  boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
Physical properties of minerals graphic organizer
A snowball is launched horizontally from the top of a building at v = 16.9 m/s. If it lands d = 44 meters from the bottom, how high (in m) was the building?
Link Copied!