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A boy carries a fish in one hand and a bucket (not full) of water in the other hand. If he places the fish in the bucket, the weight now carried by him (assume that water does not spill) :

A

is less than before

B

is more than before

C

is the same as before

D

depends upon his speed

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The correct Answer is:
C
In either case he carries same mass and hence same weight. (Buoyant force is internal force of bucket and fish system).
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