if a ball that has a density of 1.17 g cm3 placed in the beaker, where will the ball come to rest
To determine where the ball will come to rest in the beaker, you need to consider the density of the ball in relation to the density of the liquid in the beaker. If the density of the ball is higher than the density of the liquid, the ball will sink and come to rest at the bottom of the beaker. If the density of the ball is lower than the density of the liquid, the ball will float and come to rest at the surface of the liquid.
Unfortunately, you haven't mentioned the density of the liquid in the beaker. Therefore, it is not possible to determine where exactly the ball will come to rest without additional information about the liquid's density.
To determine where the ball will come to rest in the beaker, we need some additional information about the beaker and the surrounding fluid. Specifically, we need to know the density of the fluid and the volume of the beaker.
Once we have this information, we can compare the density of the ball with the density of the fluid to see if the ball will sink or float. If the density of the ball is greater than the density of the fluid, it will sink and come to rest at the bottom of the beaker. If the density of the ball is less than the density of the fluid, it will float and come to rest at the surface of the fluid.
To calculate this, we can use the concept of relative density, which is the ratio of the density of the object (in this case, the ball) to the density of the fluid. If the relative density is greater than 1, the object sinks, and if it is less than 1, the object floats.
The formula for relative density is:
Relative Density = Density of the ball / Density of the fluid
Once we have the relative density, we can determine if the ball will sink or float and where it will come to rest in the beaker.