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.

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Yaretzi Fisher

10 January, 08:41

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.

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Kira Cabrera · Answer 1

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.