The temperature of food material in a refrigerator is $4^{\circ} C$ and the temperature of the environment is $15^{\circ} C$. If a Carnot cycle is used in its working gas,find its Carnot efficiency.
- A$0.038$
- B$0.028$
- C$0.053$
- D$0.072$
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