The half-life of radioactive Polonium $(Po)$ is $138.6$ days. For ten lakh Polonium atoms, the number of disintegrations in $24$ hours is

  • A

    $2000$

  • B

    $3000$

  • C

    $4000$

  • D

    $5000$

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