Suppose a supernova occurs in a star that initially had 10 solar masses. why would the likely end result not be a black hole?

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Virginia Fuentes

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29 October, 15:40

Suppose a supernova occurs in a star that initially had 10 solar masses. why would the likely end result not be a black hole?

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Malaki · Answer 1

When a supernova occurs, a very large portion of the stars' mass is lost. In order to create a black hole, at least 30 solar masses is needed, so starting with 10 and losing a large portion of that mass is nowhere near enough to create a black hole. The end result would be a Neutron star.