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← ScienceWhen a tensile load exceeds the hydrogen bonds between the cellulose fibers in paper, which outcome occurs?
A)Paper exhibits brittle tensile failure.✓
B)Plastic deformation precedes paper yielding.
C)Fiber alignment increases elasticity noticeably.
D)The paper demonstrates significant creep relaxation.
💡 Explanation
Brittle tensile failure occurs because exceeding hydrogen bonds' limit invokes catastrophic failure via bond scission, a characteristic of brittle materials; therefore it fratures, rather than plastic deformation first, because chain slippage requires stronger intermolecular forces.
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