Determine the nature of this logarithmic series

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$$\sum_{k=1}^\infty k*\ln(1-\frac{1}{k})$$ Can you apply the Raabe test for this series?I have looked at the other tests for convergence or divergence but they didn't look the same like the Raabe.

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We have that since as $x \to 0 \implies \log(1+x) \sim x$

$$k\cdot\ln(1-\frac{1}{k}) \sim k\cdot \left(-\frac1k\right)=-1 $$

therefore the series diverges.