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Explain in brief how the non-covalent weak interactions play a major role in biomolecular structure.​

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Step-by-step explanation:

Many bimolecuar structures are formed by non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding.

A typical example that comes in handy here is the bimolecular structure of acetic acid. In the structure of acetic acid, we notice that the molecule exists as dimmers. This dimmeric structure accounts for its high boiling point.

The dimmeric structure stems from non-covalent hydrogen bonded interaction between acetic acid molecules as shown in the image attached.

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