An ideal Carnot heat engine has an efficiency of $30\%$. It absorbs heat from a hot reservoir at $727^{\circ}C$. The temperature of the cold reservoir is .... $^{\circ}C$.

  • A
    $509$
  • B
    $427$
  • C
    $273$
  • D
    $218$

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