What are the differences between a neutron star and a white dwarf?

Answer 1

According to stellar classification [See Link] the proportion of Stars in category O,B those massive enough to be categorised as possible candidates for a black hole, number less than 0.13% while candidates for white dwarfs, category G,K, comprise about 20% of all known stars.

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This is because white dwarf stars are caused by the sides of a star pulling inward. However, a black hole is caused when a massive star completely collapses inward upon itself, creating a void of sorts, where instead of giving off light and power, it is blank and gives off nothing(black holes do NOT suck as many people believe). As massive stars are less likely to occur than medium and small- sized stars because of the amount of matter needed to make them, therefore we have many more white dwarf stars than we have black holes.

I have already answered this question but apperantly someone has deleted it so o.k. it is because most stars are medium sized, extremely condensed, or just plain small, while black holes need stars that are super-sized, or have a few medium stars in close proximaty(is someone could just correct those mistakes i would but i need to watch what i put down ty)
More stars have a longer main sequence (low mass stars), which don't swell up to supergiants, they only swell to giants. Low mass stars are more common, and they end up as white dwarfs.

Answer 2

No, So far we have found over 12,000 (possibly more) white dwarfs but only 2,000 neutron stars. Neutron stars are rarer because the stars that are required to form them, are not as plentiful as those of a white dwarf.

Answer 3

No. Whether a star becomes a white dwarf or a neutron star depends on the mass of the star that died to form it. A star more than about 10 times the mass of the sun will form a neutron star. Below that it will form a white dwarf.

Answer 4

Although a neutron star has more mass than a white dwarf, that mass consists of only neutrons and is thus more compact.

Whereas a white dwarf is comprised of unbound nuclei and electrons.

Answer 5

A white dwarf is about the size of the Earth, whereas a neutron star is about the size of a city.

Answer 6

A neutron star is far denser than a white dwarf.

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Answer 7

White Dwarfs are produced by stars 0.5 to 8 times the mass of the Sun,

and Neutron Stars by stars 8 to 25 times the mass of the Sun.

Answer 8

A neutron star is much smaller than a white dwarf but has more mass.