by Ahmed Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:59 pm
Stupid lev making me log in when I left. You're lucky IM not evil.
The droplets contain different charges because there may be 1,2,3 or more excess electrons from the droplet. The electronic charge is likely to be the lowest common factor in all the observed charges. Assuming this is so, we calculate the apparent electronic charge from each drop as follows;
A: 1.60 x 10E-19/1=1.60 x 10E-19 C
B. 3.15 x E-19/2= 1.58 x 10E-19 C
C. 4.81 x 10E-19/3=1.6 x 10E-19 C
D. 6.31 x 10E-19/4=1.58 x 10E-19 C
The reported value is the average of these four values.
(1.60 x 10E-19 C+1.58 x 10E-19 C+1.6 x 10E-19 C+1.58 x 10E-19 C)/4= 1.6 x 10E-19
And what the heck is with your avy. Bye and contact me by email next time.