Nitric acid is a strong acid, sodium hydroxide is a strong base, and sodium nitrate is a soluble salt. Which of the following is the net ionic equation for the reaction?
HNO_3(aq) + NaOH(aq) ------------->NaNO_3(aq) + H_2O(l)
A) H^+(aq) + OH^-(aq) ---------------->H_2O(l)
B) NO_3^-(aq) + Na^+(aq)-----------> NaNO_3(s)
C) H^+(aq) + NaOH(aq) ------------>Na^+(aq) + H_2O(l)
D) HNO_3(aq) + OH^-(aq)---------> NO_3^-(aq) + H_2O(l)
E) none of the above