3,810 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 3810 Hz Wavelength?

A 3810 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.09 meters, 9.01 cm, 0.3 feet (0 feet and 3.55 inches) or 3.55 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 = 3810 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.09 meters, or 0.3 feet.

3810 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 3810 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 3810 Hz wavelength (cm)3810 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-408.03373.1629
-35-318.11933.1966
-30-228.20413.2300
-25-138.28813.2630
-20-48.37113.2957
-1558.45343.3281
-10148.53493.3602
-5238.61563.3920
0328.69553.4234
5418.77483.4546
10508.85333.4855
15598.93113.5162
20689.00833.5466
25779.08483.5767
30869.16063.6065
35959.23593.6362
401049.31053.6655

3810 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 3810 Hz sound wave is 0.05 meters, 4.5 cm, 0.15 feet (0 feet and 1.77 inches) or 1.77 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 3810 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 3810 Hz wavelength = 0.09 meters, or 0.3 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

3810 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.050.15
20.090.30
30.140.44
40.180.59
50.230.74

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

Given the relatively small 3810 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 3810 Hz To ms

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

Because a 3810 Hz wave will ocillate 3810 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 = 3810 Hz

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

1 / 3810 Hz * 1000 = 0.26 ms.