Which mechanism primarily limits cohesive strength in polymers?

💡 Explanation

Cohesive strength is limited by weak Van der Waals interactions between polymer chains because these individually weak intermolecular forces must be overcome to separate chains—therefore, the polymer fails through chain slippage along these bonds, rather than backbone breakage.

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