 Oil drop experiment

Clear experiment diagram which explains that the droplet mass determined with Stoke's law:

American Scientific, LLC sells a ready made educational kit for this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV3BtoMGA9c

Here's some actual footage of a droplet on a well described more one-off setup:

This American video likely from the 60's shows it with amazing contrast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UDT2FcyeA4

The oil drop experiment is a famous scientific experiment conducted by physicist Robert A. Millikan in the early 20th century. Its primary purpose was to measure the elementary electric charge (the charge of a single electron) and to confirm the quantization of electric charge. Here's a brief overview of how the experiment worked: 1. **Setup**: Millikan created a fine mist of oil droplets, which he then passed through an atomizer. These droplets were small enough to exist as individual entities.