Which outcome occurs when a polymer melts at a temperature where chain scission can occur?

💡 Explanation

Polymer melting with possible chain scission leads to lower molecular weight because thermal energy causes the breaking of covalent bonds which results chain fragmentation, therefore, reducing the molecule size, thus changing the initial average mass from before, rather than crosslinking under high temperature.

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