Millikan's Oil-Drop Experiment

question 81

Multiple Choice

Millikan's oil-drop experiment

• A)established the charge on an electron.
• B)showed that all oil drops carried the same charge.
• C)provided support for the nuclear model of the atom.
• D)suggested that some oil drops carried fractional numbers of electrons.
• E)suggested the presence of a neutral particle in the atom.

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Definitions:

APC

Usually refers to Average Propensity to Consume, which is the fraction of income spent on consumption rather than saved.

Income

Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments, constituting the financial resource available to individuals or entities for expenditure or investment.

Income

Earnings received through work, investments, or government benefits, among other sources.

Permanent Income Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that an individual's consumption at any given time is determined not just by current income but also by their longer-term income expectations.