How can you predict if an element will form a cation or an anion?

First of all check if the element is a metal. Most of the time metals form cations like aluminium which is Al3+ potassium which is K+ but if it is a non-metal most of the times it is an anion for example the halogens like chlorine which is Cl- and bromine which is Br-

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