Blackholes from supernovae?

Question

Which kind of supernovae are liable to form black holes, or is it guaranteed that any will ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Supernovae are dramatic stellar explosions. Black holes are super dense bodies usually found at the centers of galaxies. I don't see any connection between them.

Answer 2

The answer to your question is still a subject of research---in other words, there's no definitive answer yet.

Generally it's thought that the progenitors of low-mass black holes are type II supernovae.  Some type II supernovae leave neutron stars, however.

Answer 3

Type II supernovae are the *most* likely to leave behind a black hole if the original star had a mass at least 10 times that of our sun.

Answer 4

Hello

They need sufficient mass to form a black hole. Many low-mass supernovas explode, but leave behind just a white dwarf. If you're under 1.4 solar masses, you'll just fizzle out to be a white dwarf (after red giant), above this and it's a supernova, above about ten solar masses and it's a supernova- then black hole.