Which chemical is the reducing agent in the redox reaction below?
zn(s)
fe2+(aq)
zn2+(aq)
fe(s)

It is a mixture. simply put, a compound must be pure, that is, of only one chemical structure and composition. a mixture is made of different chemical substances (i.e. elements, molecules, compounds) that are not chemically bonded to each other, but instead physically grouped together, as in the case of gasoline (a homogeneous solution).