835 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 835 Hz Wavelength?

A 835 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.41 meters, 41.1 cm, 1.35 feet (1 feet and 4.18 inches) or 16.18 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 = 835 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.41 meters, or 1.35 feet.

835 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 835 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 835 Hz wavelength (cm)835 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4036.656614.4317
-35-3137.047614.5857
-30-2237.434514.7380
-25-1337.817414.8887
-20-438.196515.0380
-15538.571815.1858
-101438.943615.3321
-52339.311815.4771
03239.676615.6207
54140.038115.7630
105040.396415.9041
155940.751516.0439
206841.103516.1825
257741.452616.3199
308641.798716.4562
359542.142016.5914
4010442.482516.7254

835 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 835 Hz sound wave is 0.21 meters, 20.55 cm, 0.67 feet (0 feet and 8.09 inches) or 8.09 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 835 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 835 Hz wavelength = 0.41 meters, or 1.35 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

835 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.210.67
20.411.35
30.622.02
40.822.70
51.033.37

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

Given the relatively small 835 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 835 Hz To ms

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

Because a 835 Hz wave will ocillate 835 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 = 835 Hz

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

1 / 835 Hz * 1000 = 1.2 ms.