The half-life of radioactive Polonium $(Po)$ is $138.6$ days. For $10^6$ Polonium atoms,the number of disintegrations in $24$ hours is:

  • A
    $2000$
  • B
    $3000$
  • C
    $4000$
  • D
    $5000$

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