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hydrogen bromide is not the electrophile its bromide ion may act as the nucleophile, in alkyl halide the alkyl group may act as an electrophile.

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Hydrogen bromide is an electrophile because the bromine atom is electronegative and attracts electron density towards itself, creating a partially positive charge on the hydrogen atom. This makes the hydrogen atom electron deficient and thus capable of accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile.

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