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Answer by Martin J.H. for How do you measure the mass of the electron very...
The experiment you mentioned measures the electron mass in an indirect way: It does not measure the mass of the electron, but instead the magnetic moment (see footnote). This is a property that can be...
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Millikan's experiment determined just the charge on the electron.If you want a more accurate determination, there was this question How did scientists manage to measure the charge of electron so...
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This week I showed my high school students that if you add the mass of a proton and the mass of an electron the result is higher than the mass of a hydrogen atom, because of the binding energy being...
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