Which outcome is more likely when an ester linkage hydrolyzes?

💡 Explanation

Hydrolysis leads to chain scission because nucleophilic acyl substitution cleaves the ester bond linking monomers; therefore a lower average chain length, rather than property enhancement, results; different degradation conditions give a totally different product.

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