Calculate the enrichment factors from effusion for a mixture of 235UF6 and 238UF6, uranium hexafluoride with two different uranium isotopes. The atomic mass of 235U is 235.04, and that of 238U is 238.05. The atomic mass of fluorine is 19.00.

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Calculate the enrichment factors from effusion for a mixture of 235UF6 and 238UF6, uranium hexafluoride with two different uranium isotopes. The atomic mass of 235U is 235.04, and that of 238U is 238.05. The atomic mass of fluorine is 19.00.

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