4. The Boltzmann equation for a two-level system is shown below:
equitation 2. n2/n1= e−ΔE/kBT
where n1 is the number of molecules in the lower state, n2 is the
number of molecules in the upper state, and ΔE is the energy
difference between them. kB is Boltzmann’s constant and T is
the temperature. The total number of molecules, n is given
equitation 3. n = n1 + n2
By rearranging Equations 2 and 3, show that the fraction of
molecules in the lower state, n1/n, is given by the following
expression:
n1/n= (eΔE/kBT/1 + eΔE/kBT )