Yb5Ag3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(2) and three equivalent Ag(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing YbAg5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Ag(2) and four equivalent Ag(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and eight equivalent Yb(1) atoms. In the second Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), six equivalent Yb(1), and one Ag(1) atom.
Yb5Ag3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ag(2) and three equivalent Ag(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing YbAg5 trigonal bipyramids. Both Yb(1)-Ag(2) bond lengths are 3.26 Å. There is one shorter (3.05 Å) and two longer (3.13 Å) Yb(1)-Ag(1) bond lengths. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Ag(2) and four equivalent Ag(1) atoms. Both Yb(2)-Ag(2) bond lengths are 3.63 Å. All Yb(2)-Ag(1) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. There are two inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and eight equivalent Yb(1) atoms. In the second Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), six equivalent Yb(1), and one Ag(1) atom. The Ag(1)-Ag(1) bond length is 2.80 Å.