How can it be that putting an electron in an orbital closer to the positive nucleus does not always represent a lower energy state, and therefore a more stable configuration?

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1. How can it be that putting an electron in an orbital closer to the positive nucleus does not always represent a lower energy state, and therefore a more stable configuration?