Which outcome would arise if van der Waals forces weakened in polyethylene?

💡 Explanation

Reduced tensile strength arises because weaker intermolecular forces allows polymer chains to slide more easily, reducing the plastics resistance to deformation via chain slippage; therefore the plastic deforms more easily, rather than resists forces through crosslinking under significant forces.

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