Electrostatic induction in Solutions?

[Phyzwizz]

I was wondering if induction can apply to different chemical solutions. Take HCl for example. If a negatively charged rod were placed against the beaker in which HCl was held, would the H⁺ ions be pulled towards the rod. Would the same outcome appear in a neutral solution of NaCl (drawing the Na+ towards the negatively charged rod). Could a positively charged rod induce NaOH, drawing the OH^- ions towards it?

 

[Borek]

In general - no. There will be some very small increase in amount of ions on the phase boundary closest to the rod, measurable with a very precise electrochemistry techniques but nothing easy to observe using different methods..

 

[Phyzwizz]

Awesome, thanks.

 

[asym]

I was wondering if induction can apply to different chemical solutions. Take HCl for example. If a negatively charged rod were placed against the beaker in which HCl was held, would the H⁺ ions be pulled towards the rod. Would the same outcome appear in a neutral solution of NaCl (drawing the Na+ towards the negatively charged rod). Could a positively charged rod induce NaOH, drawing the OH^- ions towards it?

So called double layer forms at the interface, effectively screening the field of the charged body so ions further in the solution will feel virtually no net force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_layer_(interfacial )