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Chemistry · L4 · Why Cross-Linking Locks Chains in Place

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What cross-linking does at the chain level: it welds separate, slidable chains into one network that can no longer flow when heated.

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Uncross-linked chainsseparate strands, held onlyby weak intermolecular forcesChains slide pastone another — materialsoftens and flowsCross-linked chainscovalent bonds weldedbetween neighbouring chainsChains CANNOT slide apart— network holds its shapeuntil it decomposesheatheat

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