111 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 111 Hz Wavelength?

A 111 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 3.09 meters, 309.2 cm, 10.14 feet (10 feet and 1.73 inches) or 121.73 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 = 111 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 3.09 meters, or 10.14 feet.

111 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 111 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 111 Hz wavelength (m)111 Hz wavelength (ft)
-40-402.75759.0469
-35-312.78699.1434
-30-222.81609.2389
-25-132.84489.3334
-20-42.87339.4270
-1552.90169.5196
-10142.92959.6114
-5232.95729.7022
0322.98479.7923
5413.01199.8815
10503.03889.9699
15593.065510.0576
20683.092010.1444
25773.118310.2306
30863.144310.3160
35953.170110.4007
401043.195810.4848

111 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 111 Hz sound wave is 1.55 meters, 154.6 cm, 5.07 feet (5 feet and 0.87 inches) or 60.87 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 111 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 111 Hz wavelength = 3.09 meters, or 10.14 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

111 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
11.555.07
23.0910.14
34.6415.22
46.1820.29
57.7325.36
69.2830.43
710.8235.51
812.3740.58
913.9145.65
1015.4650.72

Given the relatively large 111 Hz half wavelength, standing waves will occur at that frequency in small listening rooms.

You can try to minimze the room modes at 111 Hz by trying different speaker positions, listening positions or by placing bass traps. These can absorb frequencies as low as 63 Hz.

How To Convert 111 Hz To ms

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

Because a 111 Hz wave will ocillate 111 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 = 111 Hz

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

1 / 111 Hz * 1000 = 9.01 ms.