A student reports that an isolated oil droplet has acquired a charge of

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Electric Force Field and Potential · Electric Force Field and Potential

Problem

A student reports that an isolated oil droplet has acquired a charge of 2.50×10−19 C2.50\times10^{-19}\,\text{C}. Explain whether this reported value is physically possible for a single isolated object. Support your answer with appropriate reasoning about charge quantization.

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