[samb]

Hello,

I know very little about chemistry so please make answers so a layman can understand.

My question is, would it be possible to turn Schweizer's reagent into some form of powder? If so, could it then dropped into a water and still be effective in breaking down cotton balls? I do understand more details are needed like how much water/cotton but as of now I'm just wondering generally.

Thank you!

[Arkcon]

My question is, would it be possible to turn Schweizer's reagent into some form of powder?

Nope.

Here's why:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizer%27s_reagent

If the solution is evaporated, it leaves light blue precipitate of copper hydroxide. This is because the formation of the tetraminocupric complex is reversible and ammonia evaporates together with the water.

There's no rewriting the basic laws of chemistry just because we really want to.  There is a workaround in the Wikipedia article, but it doesn't really seem practical to me.