= Why does 2s have less energy than 1s if they have the same principal quantum number?
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The <principal quantum number> thing fully determining energy is only true for the <hydrogen emission spectrum> for which we can solve the <Schrödinger equation> explicitly.
For other atoms with more than one electron, the orbital names are just a very good approximation/perturbation, as we don't have an explicit solution. And the internal electrons do change energy levels.
Note however that due to the more complex effect of the <Lamb shift> from <QED>, there is actually a very small 2p/2s shift even in hydrogen.
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