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Homework Statement
Homework Equations
Partition function = ##\frac{z_{i+1}}{z_i} ##
##z = \Sigma_{j=1}^\infty g_j e^{\frac{-(E_j - E_i)}{KT}}##
##g_j = 2(j^2)##
The Attempt at a Solution
I should get 2, but I keep getting ##2 + 8e^7.8 + ... ##
I used ##K = 1.38 \times 10^-23## and I converted electron volts to J (1eV = ##1.602 \times10^-19##J)