Does salt effect the static electricity of water?

best guess- only a dielectric can hold static electricity. Any conductive material, even a poor one will dissipate teh static charge. read more

But truly pure water should be able to hold a static charge. Adding salt to water should make it a pretty fair conductor and as such should destroy any ability to hold a static charge. The static charge should just dissipate in the conductive water. read more

But the form of electricity that causes hair to stand up, known as static electricity, is much weaker (though strong enough that a buildup of static electricity can cause a slightly painful shock if you touch the right surface). read more

How to Bend Water with Static Electricity. Static electricity does more than shock you when you go to open a door, or attract dust to your furniture and clothes. It can actually bend a stream of water. read more