Ch4(g) + h2o(g) co(g) + 3h2(g) for this endothermic reaction, describe the direction the equilibrium position will shift towards as the pressure of the closed container is decreased by half? a) the equilibrium position will shift to the right to produce more products. b) the equilibrium position will shift to the left to produce more reactants. c) the equilibrium position will shift in small increments to both the right and left. d) the equilibrium position will not shift in response to the change in reaction conditions.

it can be observed without changing the identity of the object.

it depends on what substance you're talking about as well as many other factors. in quantum mechanics, the observation of particles affects the observers ability to measure certain properties. for example: you can know the velocity of a particle, but you can't know it's position; or you can know it's position, but not it's velocity. it's like trying to find out where a grain of sand is by throwing other grains of sand at it. once you find out where it is, it's been moved. it's also like trying to find an answer to the question of whether or not a tree falling in a forest makes a sound if nobody is there to hear it. paradoxically, the only way to find out is to be there and hear it.