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A white dwarf is much larger than a neutron star.

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White dwarf is larger, neutron is more dense

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what star is smaller neutron star or white dwarf star?

A neutron star is smaller, but has a greater mass. A typical white dwarf is about the size of a terrestrial planet. A typical neutron star is a few miles across.


What is a cooled white dwarf star that is extremely dense?

A cooled white dwarf is a black dwarf. I think you are thinking of a neutron star which has nothing to do with a white dwarf.


What is the diameter in km of the dwarf star?

There are many types of Dwarf stars - all with different diameters. Our Sun is a dwarf star! A typical neutron star has a diameter of about 24km our Sun has a diameter of 1.392×106 km So our Sun is about 58,000 times bigger than a neutron star.


Can our sun become a neutron star?

No. it is not massive enough. When the sun dies it will become a white dwarf.


Will the sun become a white dwarf a neutron star or a black hole and why?

According to current theories of stellar evolution, because of the Sun's mass and chemistry most likely it will become a white dwarf. It simply lacks the weight to become a neutron star or black hole.

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Is the density of a neutron star about the same density as a white dwarf?

No. A neutron star is many times denser than a white dwarf.


what star is smaller neutron star or white dwarf star?

A neutron star is smaller, but has a greater mass. A typical white dwarf is about the size of a terrestrial planet. A typical neutron star is a few miles across.


What determines if a star will be a white dwarf or neutron star?

Its Mass.


Is a pulsar star a white dwarf?

No. A pulsar is a neutron star.


What is a cooled white dwarf star that is extremely dense?

A cooled white dwarf is a black dwarf. I think you are thinking of a neutron star which has nothing to do with a white dwarf.


What stage follows the white dwarf stage of star development red giant prostar neutron black dwarf?

The Neutron stage follows the White Dwarf stage of star development.


Is a plusar a white dwarf?

No. A pulsar is a neutron star.


What happens star's furnace stops?

Then, depending on the remaining mass of the star, it will collapse into a white dwarf, a neutron star (aka pulsar), or a black hole.Then, depending on the remaining mass of the star, it will collapse into a white dwarf, a neutron star (aka pulsar), or a black hole.Then, depending on the remaining mass of the star, it will collapse into a white dwarf, a neutron star (aka pulsar), or a black hole.Then, depending on the remaining mass of the star, it will collapse into a white dwarf, a neutron star (aka pulsar), or a black hole.


What is left when a star exploads?

* white dwarf * neutron star * black hole


Star of life?

Nebule > Star > Red Giant > Red Dwarf > White Dwarf > Supernova > Neutron Star > Black Hole.


What does it depend on whether a star ends up as a neutron star or a white dwarf?

The mass of the star


What is An oldvery densehot star that is cooling?

That may refer to a white dwarf, or to a neutron star.