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A task for a physics student to solve related to the subtopic "Isotope separation and enrichment" in Nuclear Physics could be:

Assuming you have a sample consisting of two isotopes of an element in equal proportions (50% each), how many times would you need to enrich the sample to increase the abundance of one of the isotopes to 90%? What enrichment technique would you use, and how much material would you need to start with, assuming all potential losses are negligible?
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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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