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What is the effect of increasing the pressure on the equilibrium position and the concentration of reactants and products in the following reaction: 

2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2SO3(g) 

Assuming the system is initially at equilibrium, predict the direction in which the reaction will shift and explain your reasoning, when pressure is increased by reducing the volume of the container holding the system.
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Deep Thought is thinking for 7.5 million years.

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The answer is 42.

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