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We study the forced rupture of adhesive contacts between monomers that arenot covalently linked in a Rouse chain. When the applied force ($f$) to thechain end is less than the critical force for rupture ($f_c$), the {\itreversible} rupture process is coupled to the internal Rouse modes. If$f/f_{c}$$>$1 the rupture is {\it irreversible}. In both limits, thenon-exponential distribution of contact lifetimes, which depends sensitively onthe location of the contact, follows the double-exponential (Gumbel)distribution. When two contacts are well separated along the chain, the ratelimiting step in the {\it sequential} rupture kinetics is the disruption of thecontact that is in the chain interior. If the two contacts are close to eachother, they cooperate to sustain the stress, which results in an``all-or-none'' transition.

The role of internal chain dynamics on the rupture kinetics of adhesive contacts