$A$ heavy nucleus $Q$ of half-life $20 \text{ minutes}$ undergoes alpha-decay with a probability of $60 \%$ and beta-decay with a probability of $40 \%$. Initially,the number of $Q$ nuclei is $1000$. The number of alpha-decays of $Q$ in the first one hour is:

  • A
    $50$
  • B
    $75$
  • C
    $350$
  • D
    $525$

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