Wikipedia's article on the oil drop experiment, Millikan and Fletcher's 1909 measurement of the elementary charge. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_drop_experiment
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier3
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Oil Drop Experiment (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Experiments, 10 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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