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An ideal carnot engine, whose efficiency is `40%`, receives heat from the source at 500 K. The efficiency is to be increased to `50%` by keeping the same temperature of the sink. What should be the temperature of the source ?

A

900K

B

800 K

C

700 K

D

600 K

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