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SOLVED:Spider Silk Polymer chemists have long sought to mimic the physical properties of spider silk, a remarkably strong but flexible material. The structure of spider silk is illustrated in Figure P12.15 a. What are the intermolecular forces between the strands? b. The strands are formed during a condensation reaction. What functional group is present along each strand? What two functional groups reacted to form this functional group?

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