Which statement compares the attractive forces that hold particles together? A. Metallic and covalent bonds are strongly attractive; hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals forces are weakly attractive. B. Metallic and covalent bonds are weakly attractive; hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals forces are strongly attractive. O C. Metallic bonds and Van der Waals forces are weakly attractive; covalent and hydrogen bonds are strongly attractive. O D. Covalent bonding and Van der Waals forces join molecules together; ionic and hydrogen bonding produce compounds.