\[
\begin{array}{|c|l|c|}
\hline \text{molecule or polyatomic ion} & \text{polar or nonpolar?} & \text{atom closest to negative side} \\
\hline \text{HBr} & \text{polar} & \boxed{\text{Br}} \\
\hline \mathrm{CCl}_{4} & \text{nonpolar} & \boxed{\text{N/A}} \\
\hline \text{HCN} & \text{polar} & \boxed{\text{N}} \\
\hline
\end{array}
\]