<p>Consider the following equilibrium in a closed container:</p>

<p><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" class="wrs_chemistry"><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">N</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">O</mi><mn>4</mn></msub><mo>(</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">g</mi><mo>)</mo><mo>&#160;</mo><mo>&#8652;</mo><mn>2</mn><msub><mi>NO</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mo>(</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">g</mi><mo>)</mo></math></p>

<p>At a fixed temperature, the volume of the reaction container is halved. For this change, which of the following statements, holds false regarding the equilibrium constant&nbsp;<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mfenced><msub><mi>K</mi><mi>p</mi></msub></mfenced></math>&nbsp;and degree of dissociation&nbsp;<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mfenced><mi>&#945;</mi></mfenced></math>?</p>