Would the answer be a?

Which two forces balanced in the Millikan oil drop experiment

a) electric and gravitational
b) electric and magnetic
c) magnetic and gravitational
d) none of the above

1 answer

yes, looking for ratio of charge to mass, knowing mass, could calculate charge (slight oversimplification) see:
http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/212_fall2003.web.dir/Ryan_McAllister/Slide3.htm