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Bond Length differences between FULL (all electrons correlated) and FROZEN core

Such as MP2=Frozen and MP2=Full
17 10 27 16 27

For LiI atoms 1 and 2

For LiI (Lithium Iodide)
Bond length differences (full - frozen) in Å. Mouse over a difference for the bond length with full correlation.
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-311G*
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2=FULL -0.0003 0.0005 0.0017 0.0043
MP3=FULL       0.0040
MP4=FULL   0.0000   0.0041
B2PLYP=FULL -0.0001 0.0001 0.0006 0.0014
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD(T)=FULL       0.0040
Coupled Cluster CCSD=FULL       0.0040
CCSD(T)=FULL       0.0041
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-311G*

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