When a Container of Water Is Placed on a Laboratory

Multiple Choice

When a container of water is placed on a laboratory scale,the scale reads 120 g.Now a 20-g piece of copper (of density 8.9 g/cm³) is suspended from a thread and lowered into the water,not touching the bottom of the container.What will the scale now read? The density of water is 1.0 g/cm³.

A) 120 g
B) 122 g
C) 138 g
D) 140 g