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This is a common cause of confusion. In a way, if no mass got lost in the creation of a black hole, then it will have exactly the same gravity than before. For example, if our Sun converted to a black hole (not that it is planning to do so...), our Earth would continue orbiting this black hole, in the same orbit as before.

What makes a black hole different is that the mass is very concentrated; so, it is possible to get much closer to the black hole - and remember that gravity gets stronger at shorter distances.

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