YbP3O10 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Yb(1) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Yb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom.
YbP3O10 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Both Yb(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.26 Å. Both Yb(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. Both Yb(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.41 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. Both P(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.59 Å. Both P(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.50 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. The P(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.63 Å. The P(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.53 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Yb(1) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Yb(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom.