JEE Main Physics · Electric Charges and Fields

Coulomb's Law in JEE Main

Name: Coulomb's Law: JEE Main previous year questions
Creator: Lumi

Coulomb's Law (Physics, Electric Charges and Fields) came 12 times in 11 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 11 distinct ideas. 7 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions: 12; in 11 shifts
Ideas asked: 11; 1 asked more than once
Numerical answer: 6; 50% of its questions
Pattern: Asked most years; last asked 2026

Questions each year

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format

Easy 4Medium 7Hard 1

Format

Numerical value6 Q
Single correct5 Q
Other1 Q

Ideas inside the topic

11 ideas

Coulomb Force in Rutherford Scattering2 Q
Maximizing Force via Charge Division1 Q
Distance of Closest Approach1 Q
Charge Redistribution via Conduction1 Q
Medium Dielectric Effect1 Q
Charge Equilibrium Analysis1 Q
Dimensional Analysis of Permittivity1 Q
Suspended Charges Immersed in Liquid1 Q
Small Oscillations of a Displaced Charge1 Q
Superposition of Forces1 Q
Vector Form of Coulomb Law1 Q

Where it sits

Part of Electric Charges and Fields, which had 39 questions in all. Coulomb's Law accounts for 31% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Electrostatics.

Some questions sit in other chapters too: Atoms, Units and Measurements.

Every question

All 12 Coulomb's Law questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q43In Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment, only a few alpha particles rebound back because A. The size of gold nucleus is very…MediumOther
8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q41Two point charges $q_1 = 3\,\mu$ C and $q_2 = -4\,\mu$ C are placed at points $\left(2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + 3\hat{k}\right)$ and…EasySingle correct
2 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q35If $\mu_0$ and $\epsilon_0$ are the permeability and permittivity of free space, respectively, then the dimension of…EasySingle correct
6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q42Two identical conducting spheres $P$ and $S$ with charge $Q$ on each, repel each other with a force 16 N. A third identical uncharged…MediumSingle correct
8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q58In an alpha particle scattering experiment distance of closest approach for the $\alpha$ particle is $4.5\times10^{-14}$ m. If target…MediumNumerical value
30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q55Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The strings make an angle of $37^\circ$ with each other. When…HardNumerical value
31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q40Force between two point charges $q_1$ and $q_2$ placed in vacuum at 'r' cm apart is $F$ . Force between them when placed in a medium having…EasySingle correct
11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q55As shown in the figure, a configuration of two equal point charges ( $q_0 = +2\mu$ C) is placed on an inclined plane. Mass of each point…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q41A $10\ \mu$ C charge is divided into two parts and placed at $1$ cm distance so that the repulsive force between them is maximum. The…EasySingle correct
13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q55Three point charges q, $-2q$ and $2q$ are placed on x-axis at a distance $x=0$ , $x=\frac{3}{4}R$ and $x=R$ respectively from origin as…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q57 $\sqrt{d_1}$ and $\sqrt{d_2}$ are the impact parameters corresponding to scattering angles $60^\circ$ and $90^\circ$ respectively, when an…MediumNumerical value
25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q28A particle of mass 1 mg and charge q is lying at the mid-point of two stationary particles kept at a distance '2 m' when each is carrying…MediumNumerical value