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Oscar L.
Nov 5, 2016

A nucleophile.

Explanation:

An electophile favors available electrons, meaning it's aLewis acid like #"H"^+# or #"BF"_3#.

A nucleophile favors relatively unshielded nuclei or electron-deficient substrates; that would be a Lewis base like #"NH"_3# or #"NH"_2^-#.

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