Evaluate the determinant: $\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{b^2} - ab}&{b - c}&{bc - ac}\\{ab - {a^2}}&{a - b}&{{b^2} - ab}\\{bc - ac}&{c - a}&{ab - {a^2}}\end{array}} \right|$

  • A
    $abc(a + b + c)$
  • B
    $3{a^2}{b^2}{c^2}$
  • C
    $0$
  • D
    None of these

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