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    The lab report describes an experiment to measure the charge to mass ratio of an electron using a CENCO E/M apparatus, discharge tube, power supply, leads, and ruler. The procedure and data are attached. The analysis found an error of about 40% in the measured value, possibly due to an unfocused electron beam or limitations of measuring the current in set increments rather than continuously.

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    The lab report describes an experiment to measure the charge to mass ratio of an electron using a CENCO E/M apparatus, discharge tube, power supply, leads, and ruler. The procedure and data are attached. The analysis found an error of about 40% in the measured value, possibly due to an unfocused electron beam or limitations of measuring the current in set increments rather than continuously.

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    The lab report describes an experiment to measure the charge to mass ratio of an electron using a CENCO E/M apparatus, discharge tube, power supply, leads, and ruler. The procedure and data are attached. The analysis found an error of about 40% in the measured value, possibly due to an unfocused electron beam or limitations of measuring the current in set increments rather than continuously.

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    Lab Report Measurement of e/m 02/14/2012 Keith McKinzie

    Lab Partners: Keith McKinzie, Petro Khoma, Mark Hoppel Hypothesis or Objective: What is an accurate way to measure the charge to mass ratio of an electron? Equipment: CENCO E/M apparatus CENCO discharge tube power supply Leads Small, thin plastic ruler

    Procedure: See attached Data: See attached Analysis: See attached Conclusion: According to the analysis, this method was not very accurate, because it resulted in an error of about 40%. This error could be from an error in the procedure, where the beam was not focused enough, resulting in a different distance. Also, the rings were in set increments, that resulted in fewer

    measurements, and a lower overall accuracy, because the current could only be raised to a maximum of 5A.

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