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The fundamental force in biochemistry is electrostatic. Based on electrostatic forces, chemistry distinguishes different bonds pairing atoms. In terrestrial biology, water plays a dominant role as a dielectric that modulates different types of electrostatic interactions.
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Scott, L.R., Fernández, A. (2017). Electrostatic Forces. In: A Mathematical Approach to Protein Biophysics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66032-5_3
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