Question

define mixture explain why a solution of salt in water is considered a mixture and not compound

Answer 1

In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed. A mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions and colloids.

A solution of Salt in water considered as a mixture but not as a compound. Because when salt is dissolved in water it does not undergoing any chemical change but only dissociating into its ions.