Which of the following statements about writing molecular, complete and net ionic equations is FALSE?
A) A molecular equation is a chemical equation showing the complete, neutral formulas for every compound in a reaction.
B) A complete ionic equation is a chemical equation showing all of the species as they are actually present in solution.
C) A net ionic equation is an equation showing only the species that actually participate in the reaction.
D) A spectator ion remains unchanged in the reaction and appears on both sides of the equation.
E) All of the statements are true.
Answer: E