Millikan Oil Drop Apparatus

With this Millikan oil drop apparatus you can repeat an experiment performed by Robert Millikan in 1909 to determine the size of the charge on an electron. Millikan received the Nobel Prize for his work.

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Component List
Double throat pipe atomizer
2 Drams of oil
Complete instruction manual containing complete setup and sample experiment guide

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Leveling legs with level sight glass. Variable plate voltage 0-500V. Polarity reversing switch. Illuminated 30x objective w/ division scale. Double Throat pipe atomizer. 30ml of oil.

Voltage Input: 110V AC / 60Hz. Power Cord: 3 Prong grounded USA plug. Output Power: 5W. Operating Voltage between upper and lower polar plates: 0-500V. Distance between upper and lower polar plates: 5 +/- 0.2mm. Total magnification of measuring microscope: 30x. Linear field of vision: @3mm. Total division of scale: 2mm. Resolution of objective lens: 100 lines/mm. Overall Dimensions: 320mm X 220mm X 190mm. Weight: 9 lbs. / 4Kg.