The term system here has a very wide meaning; it can range from a single atom to a macroscopic system such as a [[Natural gas storage|natural gas storage tank]]. Because of this the Boltzmann distribution can be used to solve a very wide variety of problems. The distribution shows that states with lower energy will always have a higher probability of being occupied . | The term system here has a very wide meaning; it can range from a single atom to a macroscopic system such as a [[Natural gas storage|natural gas storage tank]]. Because of this the Boltzmann distribution can be used to solve a very wide variety of problems. The distribution shows that states with lower energy will always have a higher probability of being occupied . |