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Equilibrium constant for the reaction H2O(g)+CO(g)H2(g)+CO2(g)\mathrm{H_2O(g) + CO(g) \rightleftharpoons H_2(g) + CO_2(g)} is 81. If velocity constant of the forward reaction is 162 L mol1s1162\text{ L mol}^{-1}\text{s}^{-1}. What is the velocity constant (in L mol1s1\text{L mol}^{-1}\text{s}^{-1}) for the backward reaction?