10,300 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 10300 Hz Wavelength?

A 10300 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.03 meters, 3.33 cm, 0.11 feet (0 feet and 1.31 inches) or 1.31 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 10300 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.03 meters, or 0.11 feet.

10300 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 10300 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 10300 Hz wavelength (cm)10300 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-402.97171.1700
-35-313.00341.1824
-30-223.03471.1948
-25-133.06581.2070
-20-43.09651.2191
-1553.12691.2311
-10143.15711.2429
-5233.18691.2547
0323.21651.2663
5413.24581.2779
10503.27491.2893
15593.30361.3006
20683.33221.3119
25773.36051.3230
30863.38851.3341
35953.41641.3450
401043.44401.3559

10300 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 10300 Hz sound wave is 0.02 meters, 1.67 cm, 0.05 feet (0 feet and 0.66 inches) or 0.66 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 10300 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 10300 Hz wavelength = 0.03 meters, or 0.11 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

10300 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.020.05
20.030.11
30.050.16
40.070.22
50.080.27

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 10300 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 10300 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 10300 Hz wave will ocillate 10300 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 10300 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 10300 Hz * 1000 = 0.1 ms.