Question

What determines whether a star will evolve into a white dwarf, a black hole or a neutron star?

Answer 1

Mass of the star.

Explanation:

The Chandra shekher limit says that stars having mass less than 1.4 solar mass will become white dwarf.
Large stars with more mass say 8 or 10 solar mass will become supernova and change into neutron star or black hole,