2,260 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 2260 Hz Wavelength?

A 2260 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.15 meters, 15.19 cm, 0.5 feet (0 feet and 5.98 inches) or 5.98 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 = 2260 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.15 meters, or 0.5 feet.

2260 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 2260 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 2260 Hz wavelength (cm)2260 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4013.54355.3321
-35-3113.68795.3889
-30-2213.83095.4452
-25-1313.97245.5009
-20-414.11245.5561
-15514.25115.6107
-101414.38855.6647
-52314.52455.7183
03214.65935.7714
54114.79295.8240
105014.92525.8761
155915.05645.9277
206815.18655.9789
257715.31556.0297
308615.44336.0801
359515.57026.1300
4010415.69606.1795

2260 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 2260 Hz sound wave is 0.08 meters, 7.59 cm, 0.25 feet (0 feet and 2.99 inches) or 2.99 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 2260 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 2260 Hz wavelength = 0.15 meters, or 0.5 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

2260 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.080.25
20.150.50
30.230.75
40.301.00
50.381.25

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

Given the relatively small 2260 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 2260 Hz To ms

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

Because a 2260 Hz wave will ocillate 2260 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 = 2260 Hz

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

1 / 2260 Hz * 1000 = 0.44 ms.