Question

A boy is carrying a bucket of water in one hand and a piece of plastic in the other. After transferring the plastic piece to the bucket (in which it floats) the boy will carry
a) same load as before
b) more load as before

Answer 1

Buoyant force will act only on the body immersed in water and will not affect the total load on the scale pan.

So, (A) same load as before is the correct answer.