301 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 301 Hz Wavelength?

A 301 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 1.14 meters, 114.02 cm, 3.74 feet (3 feet and 8.89 inches) or 44.89 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 = 301 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 1.14 meters, or 3.74 feet.

301 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 301 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 301 Hz wavelength (cm)301 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-40101.688540.0349
-35-31102.773140.4619
-30-22103.846440.8844
-25-13104.908741.3026
-20-4105.960341.7167
-155107.001642.1266
-1014108.032942.5326
-523109.054442.9348
032110.066443.3332
541111.069343.7281
1050112.063144.1193
1559113.048244.5072
2068114.024844.8917
2577114.993145.2729
3086115.953345.6509
3595116.905646.0258
40104117.850346.3977

301 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 301 Hz sound wave is 0.57 meters, 57.01 cm, 1.87 feet (1 feet and 10.45 inches) or 22.45 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 301 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 301 Hz wavelength = 1.14 meters, or 3.74 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

301 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.571.87
21.143.74
31.715.61
42.287.48
52.859.35
63.4211.22
73.9913.09
84.5614.96
95.1316.83
105.7018.70
116.2720.58
126.8422.45
137.4124.32
147.9826.19
158.5528.06
169.1229.93
179.6931.80
1810.2633.67
1910.8335.54
2011.4037.41
2111.9739.28
2212.5441.15
2313.1143.02
2413.6844.89
2514.2546.76
2614.8248.63
2715.3950.50

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

Given the relatively small 301 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 301 Hz To ms

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

Because a 301 Hz wave will ocillate 301 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 = 301 Hz

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

1 / 301 Hz * 1000 = 3.32 ms.