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A physics student is required to determine the threshold potential for an ion channel that operates within the range of -60mV to +40mV. If the ion channel requires a stimulus of 0.5 microseconds to open and remains open for 1 millisecond, what is the minimum stimulus strength required to initiate a nerve impulse through the channel?
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Deep Thought is thinking for 7.5 million years.

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The answer is 42.

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