A 1-L container originally holds 0.4 mol of N₂,0.1 mol of O₂,and 0.08 mole of NO.If the volume of the container holding the equilibrium mixture of N₂,O₂,and NO is decreased to 0.5 L without changing the quantities of the gases present,how will their concentrations change?

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Concentration is defined as the amount of substance per unit volume. When the volume is decreased from 1 L to 0.5 L without changing the amount of substances present, the concentration of all substances (N₂, O₂, and NO) will increase because the same amount of each substance is now in a smaller volume.

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