Water Stream Deflection
![Water being deflected by electric force](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/physics/images/demo-images/WaterDeflectionPic.jpg)
PIRA: 5A40.40
Water molecules are polar and thus subject to induced charge. This effect can be used to deflect a small steady stream of water using a non-uniform electric field, for example, a field generated by a charged rod.