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When a star goes supernova, what determines if it will become a neutron star or a black hole?

I read a post earlier about how a neutron star is formed from a supernova, but I always heard that black holes form from supernovas. So what determines if a star going supernova will form a neutron star or a black hole?
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Whether or not the collapsing core has enough mass to pass the Schwarzschild radius - that is, the radius at which the surface of the body would have an escape velocity exceeding the speed of light. At that point, no light is able to escape it and it becomes a black hole.

If the star has enough mass to exceed the Chandrasekhar limit, but not the Schwarzchild radius, then it will become a neutron star. If it doesn't have enough mass, then it'll just become a white dwarf.