10,500 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 10500 Hz Wavelength?

A 10500 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.03 meters, 3.27 cm, 0.11 feet (0 feet and 1.29 inches) or 1.29 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 = 10500 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.03 meters, or 0.11 feet.

10500 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 10500 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 10500 Hz wavelength (cm)10500 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-402.91511.1477
-35-312.94621.1599
-30-222.97691.1720
-25-133.00741.1840
-20-43.03751.1959
-1553.06741.2076
-10143.09691.2193
-5233.12621.2308
0323.15521.2422
5413.18401.2535
10503.21251.2648
15593.24071.2759
20683.26871.2869
25773.29651.2978
30863.32401.3087
35953.35131.3194
401043.37841.3301

10500 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 10500 Hz sound wave is 0.02 meters, 1.63 cm, 0.05 feet (0 feet and 0.64 inches) or 0.64 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 10500 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 10500 Hz wavelength = 0.03 meters, or 0.11 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

10500 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.020.05
20.030.11
30.050.16
40.070.21
50.080.27

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

Given the relatively small 10500 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 10500 Hz To ms

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

Because a 10500 Hz wave will ocillate 10500 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 = 10500 Hz

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

1 / 10500 Hz * 1000 = 0.1 ms.