10,780 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 10780 Hz Wavelength?

A 10780 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.03 meters, 3.18 cm, 0.1 feet (0 feet and 1.25 inches) or 1.25 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 = 10780 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.03 meters, or 0.1 feet.

10780 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 10780 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 10780 Hz wavelength (cm)10780 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-402.83941.1179
-35-312.86961.1298
-30-222.89961.1416
-25-132.92931.1533
-20-42.95861.1648
-1552.98771.1763
-10143.01651.1876
-5233.04501.1988
0323.07331.2100
5413.10131.2210
10503.12901.2319
15593.15651.2427
20683.18381.2535
25773.21081.2641
30863.23771.2747
35953.26421.2851
401043.29061.2955

10780 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 10780 Hz sound wave is 0.02 meters, 1.59 cm, 0.05 feet (0 feet and 0.63 inches) or 0.63 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 10780 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 10780 Hz wavelength = 0.03 meters, or 0.1 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

10780 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.020.05
20.030.10
30.050.16
40.060.21
50.080.26

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

Given the relatively small 10780 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 10780 Hz To ms

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

Because a 10780 Hz wave will ocillate 10780 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 = 10780 Hz

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

1 / 10780 Hz * 1000 = 0.09 ms.