If there is a mass defect of $0.1\%$ in a nuclear fission process,how much energy will be released in the fission of $1\, kg$ of mass?

  • A
    $2.5 \times 10^5 \, kWh$
  • B
    $2.5 \times 10^7 \, kWh$
  • C
    $2.5 \times 10^9 \, kWh$
  • D
    $2.4 \times 10^{-7} \, kWh$

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