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  4. The charge on an electron was discovered by:

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Q. The charge on an electron was discovered by:

Punjab PMETPunjab PMET 2005Structure of Atom

Solution:

The specific charge $( e / m )$ on electron was first of all determined by J.J. Thomson. Magnitude of charge on electron
$=1.6 \times 10^{-19}$ coulomb
$=4.8 \times 10^{-10} $ e.s.u