[单选题]
A nuclear reaction is said to be exo(/ay9y8 pjt5oav 4kg/hmj22yx/qf oarw6/ sqtherh,th:or-dq2 unbny- *:q.murmic if the total kinetic energy is
A. less after the reaction than before.
B. equal both before and after the reaction.
C. greater after the reaction than before.
D. zero after the reaction.