The reaction image can be abbreviated as HCl → H+ + Cl-. How is this apparently important omission justified? Question 19 options:

A) It isn't justified, and the abbreviation is an error.

B) Because water isn't important to the reaction

C) It's generally understood that H3O+ is a hypothetical intermediary.

D) It's understood that H+ doesn't exist on its own in water, and images are both aqueous.