5,360 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 5360 Hz Wavelength?

A 5360 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.06 meters, 6.4 cm, 0.21 feet (0 feet and 2.52 inches) or 2.52 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 = 5360 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.06 meters, or 0.21 feet.

5360 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 5360 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 5360 Hz wavelength (cm)5360 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-405.71052.2482
-35-315.77142.2722
-30-225.83172.2959
-25-135.89132.3194
-20-45.95042.3427
-1556.00892.3657
-10146.06682.3885
-5236.12412.4111
0326.18102.4335
5416.23732.4556
10506.29312.4776
15596.34842.4994
20686.40332.5210
25776.45762.5424
30866.51162.5636
35956.56502.5847
401046.61812.6055

5360 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 5360 Hz sound wave is 0.03 meters, 3.2 cm, 0.11 feet (0 feet and 1.26 inches) or 1.26 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 5360 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 5360 Hz wavelength = 0.06 meters, or 0.21 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

5360 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.030.11
20.060.21
30.100.32
40.130.42
50.160.53

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

Given the relatively small 5360 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 5360 Hz To ms

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

Because a 5360 Hz wave will ocillate 5360 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 = 5360 Hz

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

1 / 5360 Hz * 1000 = 0.19 ms.