How do the strengths of the covalent bonds inside the molecules, and the van der Waals’ forces between molecules, alter as you move down Group VII from chlorine to bromine to iodine?
- Acovalent bonds: decrease; van der Waals’ forces: decrease
- Bcovalent bonds: decrease; van der Waals’ forces: increase
- Ccovalent bonds: increase; van der Waals’ forces: decrease
- Dcovalent bonds: increase; van der Waals’ forces: increase