310 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 310 Hz Wavelength?

A 310 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 1.11 meters, 110.71 cm, 3.63 feet (3 feet and 7.59 inches) or 43.59 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 = 310 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 1.11 meters, or 3.63 feet.

310 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 310 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 310 Hz wavelength (cm)310 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4098.736338.8726
-35-3199.789439.2872
-30-22100.831539.6974
-25-13101.863040.1035
-20-4102.884140.5055
-155103.895140.9036
-1014104.896541.2978
-523105.888341.6883
032106.871042.0752
541107.844742.4585
1050108.809742.8384
1559109.766243.2150
2068110.714443.5883
2577111.654643.9585
3086112.586944.3256
3595113.511644.6896
40104114.428845.0507

310 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 310 Hz sound wave is 0.55 meters, 55.36 cm, 1.82 feet (1 feet and 9.79 inches) or 21.79 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 310 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 310 Hz wavelength = 1.11 meters, or 3.63 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

310 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.551.82
21.113.63
31.665.45
42.217.26
52.779.08
63.3210.90
73.8812.71
84.4314.53
94.9816.35
105.5418.16
116.0919.98
126.6421.79
137.2023.61
147.7525.43
158.3027.24
168.8629.06
179.4130.88
189.9632.69
1910.5234.51
2011.0736.32
2111.6338.14
2212.1839.96
2312.7341.77
2413.2943.59
2513.8445.40
2614.3947.22
2714.9549.04
2815.5050.85

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

Given the relatively small 310 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 310 Hz To ms

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

Because a 310 Hz wave will ocillate 310 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 = 310 Hz

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

1 / 310 Hz * 1000 = 3.23 ms.