Concept explainers
The order of increasing density of black hole, white dwarf, neutron star.
Answer to Problem 1TC
The order of increasing density is white dwarf, neutron star, black hole.
Explanation of Solution
A black hole is the densest thing known in the universe, and it is logically impossible for anything to be denser than a black hole. The lightest black hole known is five times heavier than that of the Sun.
A neutron star is the second most denser thing in the universe, with the heaviest neutron star known of mass 2.5 times than that of our Sun.
A white dwarf's corpse of a low-mass star, unlike a neutron star, which makes it less dense relative to a neutron star.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the order of increasing density is white dwarf, neutron star, black hole.
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