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Who determined the charge on the electron?

Correct answer B. Millikan

Explanation

Robert Millikan's oil-drop experiment balanced tiny charged oil droplets in an electric field and showed that charge comes in multiples of 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C, the electronic charge.

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