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doaardvarksswim t1_j5124ad wrote

Reply to comment by smnms in How is protein folding quantum mechanical? by prionprion

Van-der-walls forces could not be more different from hydrogen bonding.

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xykerii t1_j51so7t wrote

I mean, they are not the same thing but still fall under the category of intermolecular forces. And the commenter is correct that Van Der Waals forces are caused by the fluctuating polarizations of particles at a particular distance, which is understood via quantum dynamics.

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