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= Solution

For the free basis $X=\{x_0,x_1,x_2,\ldots\}$, define
$$
\alpha(x_0)=1,
\qquad
\alpha(x_{n+1})=x_n.
$$
The <universal property of a free group> extends this assignment to an endomorphism of $F(X)$. It is surjective because every $x_n$ is the image of $x_{n+1}$, but it is not injective because $x_0\ne1$ lies in its kernel. Thus $F(\mathbb N)$ is not Hopfian.

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