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As the mass of the black hole grows greater and greater (from sucking in everything around it) it has an ever increasing gravitational force that pulls its outer-lying matter inward more and more and thus increases its density by decreasing its volume

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A black hole can become smaller through a process called Hawking radiation, which occurs when particles and anti-particles are created near the event horizon. If one of the particles falls into the black hole while the other escapes, it causes the black hole to lose a small amount of mass, leading to its shrinkage over time.

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If 2 black holes join together what hole will it become?

A more massive black hole.


How does a black hole get smaller?

A black hole doesn't get smaller in the traditional sense because its size is determined by its mass and gravitational pull. However, a black hole can lose mass through a process called Hawking radiation, where it emits energy over time and gradually reduces its mass.


Why will the Sun will eventually become a black hole?

it wont.


If a black hole's singularity has a volume that is infinitely small how does the core reach that volume wouldn't it have to keep collapsing forever?

The amount of gravity will only compact the material so far, then it has to stop. If the black hole had more gravitational pull, the infinitely small singularity will then become infinitely smaller.


Will an object that is pulled into a black hole become more massive?

no

Related questions

Will Pluto become a black hole?

No. Pluto is nowhere near massive enough to become a black hole.


Is a black hole small?

Yes. It's physically impossible for anything to be smaller than a black hole.


Will the sun become a black hole one day?

No. The sun does not have enough mass to become a black hole. When the sun dies it will become a white dwarf.


If 2 black holes join together what hole will it become?

A more massive black hole.


Why is the sun considred a black hole?

First of all, our sun can not become a black hole, it is too small for that. However if a star is three times bigger than our sun, then yes it will become a black hole.


Is a black hole the remains of a lost planet?

No. No planet is massive enough to become a black hole. A black hole is the remains of a dead, supermassive star.


How long will it take for the sun to become a black hole?

The sun should not become a black hole. It does not have sufficient mass to undergo the necessary collapse.


How does a black hole get smaller?

A black hole doesn't get smaller in the traditional sense because its size is determined by its mass and gravitational pull. However, a black hole can lose mass through a process called Hawking radiation, where it emits energy over time and gradually reduces its mass.


What does the black hole?

The black hole represents a crust in the space which swallows anything that passes through it. Even light cannot escape from a black hole! There is a particular radius for a mass to become a black hole when it is squashed. This is known as the Schwarzschild radius and for the body to become a black hole, the escape velocity must equal or exceed speed of light!


Can a black hole become full?

No. When matter falls into a black hole it simply increases the black hole's mass, giving it stronger gravity and a larger event horizon.


Is the Milky Way much smaller than the black hole?

No - The volume of the Milky Way galaxy is larger than the volume of its host black hole. The accumulated mass of the Milky Way galaxy is greater than the mass of its host black hole. The density of the Milky Way galaxy is much smaller than the density of its host black hole.


Does a galaxy contain black holes?

Not really "a" black hole - many black holes. It is currently believed that all, or most, galaxies have a huge black hole at its center. Any galaxy should also have lots of smaller black holes - so-called "stellar" black holes, because they have approximately the mass of a star (larger stars can become black holes).