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Originally Posted by Paddy
Is it the case that a black hole weighs less than the star from which it formed as much of the star is converted to energy before and during the collapse? Could this mean that a star larger than our sun becomes a black hole with comparable or less mass? Or would that be just too much mass released as energy?
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Even supernovae only jettison only a minute part of the star's mass during the supernova explosion. Most the mass remains.