Which statement compares the attractive forces that hold particles together?

A. Covalent bonding and Van der Waals forces join separate
molecules together, while ionic and hydrogen bonding produce
compounds.
B. Covalent and hydrogen bonding produce compounds, while ionic
bonding and Van der Waals forces join separate molecules
together.
C. lonic and covalent bonding produce compounds, while hydrogen
bonding and Van der Waals forces join separate molecules
together.
D. Ionic and covalent bonding join separate molecules together, while
hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals forces produce compounds.