The reaction HCI 4) + H20 (1) ► H30(20) + Clan can be abbreviated as HCI - H+ + Cl". How is this apparently important omission justified?
A) Because water isn't important to the reaction
B) It isn't justified, and the abbreviation is an error.
C) It's generally understood that H30+ is a hypothetical intermediary.
D) It's understood that H+ doesn't exist on its own in water, and H307aq) + Clea)
are both aqueous.