An electron in an external magnetic field Bext has its spin angular momentum Sz antiparallel to Bext. If the electron undergoes a spin-flip so that Sz is then parallel with Bext, must energy be supplied to or lost by the electron?

An electron in an external magnetic field Bext has its spin angular momentum Sz antiparallel to Bext. If the electron undergoes a spin-flip so that Sz is then parallel with Bext, must energy be supplied to or lost by the electron?

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