You can vary the efficiency of a Carnot engine by varying the temperature of the cold reservoir while maintaining the hot reservoir at constant temperature. The curve that best represents the efficiency of such an engine as a function of the temperature of the cold reservoir is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
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