346 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 346 Hz Wavelength?

A 346 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.99 meters, 99.19 cm, 3.25 feet (3 feet and 3.05 inches) or 39.05 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 = 346 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.99 meters, or 3.25 feet.

346 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 346 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 346 Hz wavelength (cm)346 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4088.463234.8280
-35-3189.406735.1995
-30-2290.340435.5671
-25-1391.264535.9309
-20-492.179436.2911
-15593.085236.6477
-101493.982437.0009
-52394.871037.3508
03295.751437.6974
54196.623838.0409
105097.488438.3813
155998.345438.7187
206899.195039.0531
2577100.037339.3848
3086100.872739.7137
3595101.701140.0398
40104102.522940.3634

346 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 346 Hz sound wave is 0.5 meters, 49.6 cm, 1.63 feet (1 feet and 7.53 inches) or 19.53 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 346 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 346 Hz wavelength = 0.99 meters, or 3.25 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

346 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.501.63
20.993.25
31.494.88
41.986.51
52.488.14

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

Given the relatively small 346 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 346 Hz To ms

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

Because a 346 Hz wave will ocillate 346 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 = 346 Hz

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

1 / 346 Hz * 1000 = 2.89 ms.