3,310 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 3310 Hz Wavelength?

A 3310 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.1 meters, 10.37 cm, 0.34 feet (0 feet and 4.08 inches) or 4.08 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 = 3310 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.1 meters, or 0.34 feet.

3310 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 3310 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 3310 Hz wavelength (cm)3310 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-409.24723.6406
-35-319.34583.6795
-30-229.44343.7179
-25-139.54003.7559
-20-49.63573.7936
-1559.73043.8309
-10149.82413.8678
-5239.91703.9043
03210.00913.9406
54110.10033.9765
105010.19064.0121
155910.28024.0473
206810.36904.0823
257710.45714.1170
308610.54444.1513
359510.63104.1854
4010410.71694.2193

3310 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 3310 Hz sound wave is 0.05 meters, 5.18 cm, 0.17 feet (0 feet and 2.04 inches) or 2.04 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 3310 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 3310 Hz wavelength = 0.1 meters, or 0.34 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

3310 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.050.17
20.100.34
30.160.51
40.210.68
50.260.85

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

Given the relatively small 3310 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 3310 Hz To ms

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

Because a 3310 Hz wave will ocillate 3310 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 = 3310 Hz

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

1 / 3310 Hz * 1000 = 0.3 ms.