Question about black holes and white dwarf

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The discussion centers on comparing the sizes of celestial objects, specifically black holes, white dwarfs, neutron stars, and the sun. The sun is approximately 100 times larger in diameter than Earth, while a white dwarf is roughly Earth-sized. Neutron stars are about 10-15 km in radius, comparable to the size of a city. Black holes can vary greatly in size, depending on their mass, and are defined by their event horizon. The conversation also touches on potential confusion around terms like "qatar," clarifying that the focus is on diameter.
hager mahdy
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i want to ask aquestion
what is the biggest qatar:
black hole or white dwarf or nutron star or the sun
please i want to know the biggest one and then and then and the smallest one
thaaaank you very much
 
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Well the word "qatar" doesn't make any sense, but it is clear what you are asking.

The sun is about 100 times as big (in diameter) as earth

A white dwarf is roughly the same size as the earth, depending on its mass.

A neutron star is about the size of a city, 10-15 km in radius.

A black hole can be any size, depending upon its mass.
 
nicksauce said:
Well the word "qatar" doesn't make any sense, but it is clear what you are asking.

The sun is about 100 times as big (in diameter) as earth

A white dwarf is roughly the same size as the earth, depending on its mass.

A neutron star is about the size of a city, 10-15 km in radius.

A black hole can be any size, depending upon its mass.

I'm guessing he means either quark-star, or quasar.

Hager Mahdy, if you did mean Quasar, they are believed to be the active nuclei of distant galaxies, and therefore are black holes. If you meant Quark-Star (possibly a step between Neutron Star and Black Hole) then no one knows, but it would be more compact than the former, and less so than a black hole.

Remember that a black hole is best defined by its event horizon, which is purely a function of its mass, as Nicksauce said. They seem to get quite massive, especially AGNs.
 
thank you very much and iam sorry but i mean diameter
thaank you
 
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