Which mechanism causes polymers to exhibit increased elasticity above glass transition temperature?

💡 Explanation

When a polymer's temperature rises above its glass transition temperature, there is increased chain segment mobility because individual molecules gain sufficient energy to overcome intermolecular forces and move relative to each other. Therefore, enhanced chain segment mobility results, rather than phonon scattering, reduced spacing, or crystallization, which involve different thermal energy effects.

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