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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A

The charge q on a body is always given by `q = n e`, where n is any integer, positive or negative.

B

By convention, the charge on an electron is taken to be negative.

C

The fact that electric charge is always an integral multiple of e is termed as quantisation of charge.

D

The quatisation of charge was experimentally demonstrated by Newton in 1912.

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