Which mechanism causes increased cohesive forces in high-molecular-weight polymers?

💡 Explanation

Increased molecular weight leads to longer polymer chains and therefore greater surface area for intermolecular forces to act; dispersion forces known as London dispersion forces accumulate along longer sections of polymer. These increase the overall van der Waals interactions rather than the other options; the increased chain length changes only the magnitude.

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