Energy for an electron in an orbital

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Is there any energy difference b/w two electrons of the same orbital having anti parallel spin?
 

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It depends on whether there is an external magnetic field or not. For the case with external magnetic field, look up the Zeeman effect, in particular the "anomalous" Zeeman effect.
 
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