No. White dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes are three different things. With the exception of some black holes, all are remnants of the cores of dead stars at various degrees of collapse.
A white dwarf is the remains of a low to medium mass star consisting of atomic nuclei surrounded by electrons from electron shells that were crushed by gravity. White dwarfs can be up to about two times the mass of the sun and are a few thousand miles across, some about the same size as Earth.
A neutron star is a remnant of a massive star that has collapsed even further. In a neutron star the atoms have been crushed so that neutrons are most of what remains. Neutron stars range from 2 to 3 times the mass of the sun and are roughly 12 to 25 miles across.
A black hole is the remains of a very massive star that has completely collapsed into, at least theoretically, an infinitely dense point. Around the black hole is an area where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light. Stellar mas black holes range from 3 to 30 times the mass of the sun. There are also supermassive black holes, which are millions to billions times the mass of the sun. It is not known how supermassive black holes form.
White dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes all form from the collapsed cores of dead stars. What is left behind depends on the mass of the star.
Most stars end up as white dwarfs. A few become neutron stars. Even fewer become black holes.
the simple reson is mass.......that is if the star under consideration is a heavy one, it is more likely to turn into a black hole and if it is comparatively smaller it is prone to turn into a neutron star or a white dwarf
Because it takes a large amount of mass for the star to end up that way. Most stars will become white dwarfs. A small fraction will become neutron stars. And even smaller fraction will become black holes.
Actually if a star is medium or low mass is will run out of fuel and turn into a red giant, once the stars atmosphere slowly drifts away and the core is remaining it will eventually become a white dwarf For more massive stars it will turn in to a super giant the will cause a supernova, after the supernova the star can either a black hole or a neutron star
A black hole.
Black holes, neutron stars, and the white dwarfs
Stars that become white dwarfs die but become black holes . Neutron stars are born from a Super Nova that stored its energy and became a neutron star.
No. Blue stars will generally leave behind neutron stars or black holes.
Most stars end up as white dwarfs. A few become neutron stars. Even fewer become black holes.
No. They do not have enough mass to become black holes. Depending on the mass they will either become white dwarfs or neutron stars.
The difference is in mass. Low to medium mass stars (up to about 8-10 solar masses) become white dwarfs. Massive stars (10 to 25 solar masses) become neutron stars. Stars above 25 solar masses tend to become black holes.
White dwarf stars are theorized to be the final evolutionary state of all stars that did not become neutron stars. This stage is the longest in a stars life outside of black dwarfs which are white dwarfs that have cooled dramatically.
the simple reson is mass.......that is if the star under consideration is a heavy one, it is more likely to turn into a black hole and if it is comparatively smaller it is prone to turn into a neutron star or a white dwarf
"Main sequence" stars are no longer new, and are just cookin' along for millions of years. "Main sequence" stars, depending on their weight and whether they orbit another nearby star can get old and become red dwarfs, white dwarfs, black dwarfs, neutron stars, novas, or super-novas.
Stars with a low to medium mass will become white dwarfs. Massive stars will become neutron stars or black holes.
The oldest stars are now mostly either white dwarfs or neutron stars. A few of the largest may be black holes.
There are three types of stellar remnants. Low to medium mass stars will become white dwarfs. High mass stars will become neutron stars. Very high mass stars will become black holes.