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*Set up the equipment and adjusted the eyepiece suing the focusing wire to get the grid into focus | *Set up the equipment and adjusted the eyepiece suing the focusing wire to get the grid into focus | ||
*Hooked up the multimeter to the what ever to record the current and looked on the chart on the apparatus to find out at what temp that the experiment was being conducted and also found out what voltage is being applied to the capacitor plates | *Hooked up the multimeter to the what ever to record the current and looked on the chart on the apparatus to find out at what temp that the experiment was being conducted and also found out what voltage is being applied to the capacitor plates | ||
*Put some oil on the plates using the dropper and started to take data | *Put some oil on the plates using the dropper and started to take data by picking out oil drops to watch | ||
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Revision as of 15:56, 9 November 2009
Millikan Oil Drop
Equipment
Safety
Set Up
Notes
Day 1
- Worked with Elizabeth Allen
- Went through a safety brief with Dr. Koch and discussed whats going on in this lab
- used several books to get the height just right to view the eyepiece
- Set up the equipment and adjusted the eyepiece suing the focusing wire to get the grid into focus
- Hooked up the multimeter to the what ever to record the current and looked on the chart on the apparatus to find out at what temp that the experiment was being conducted and also found out what voltage is being applied to the capacitor plates
- Put some oil on the plates using the dropper and started to take data by picking out oil drops to watch
Day 2
References
Summary of the Millikan Oil Drop Lab
Milkman Oil drop experiment procedure procedure begins on page 7
