17,210 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 17210 Hz Wavelength?

A 17210 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.02 meters, 1.99 cm, 0.07 feet (0 feet and 0.79 inches) or 0.79 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 = 17210 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.02 meters, or 0.07 feet.

17210 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 17210 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 17210 Hz wavelength (cm)17210 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-401.77850.7002
-35-311.79750.7077
-30-221.81630.7151
-25-131.83480.7224
-20-41.85320.7296
-1551.87140.7368
-10141.88950.7439
-5231.90730.7509
0321.92500.7579
5411.94260.7648
10501.96000.7716
15591.97720.7784
20681.99430.7851
25772.01120.7918
30862.02800.7984
35952.04470.8050
401042.06120.8115

17210 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 17210 Hz sound wave is 0.01 meters, 1 cm, 0.03 feet (0 feet and 0.39 inches) or 0.39 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 17210 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 17210 Hz wavelength = 0.02 meters, or 0.07 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

17210 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.010.03
20.020.07
30.030.10
40.040.13
50.050.16

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

Given the relatively small 17210 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 17210 Hz To ms

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

Because a 17210 Hz wave will ocillate 17210 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 = 17210 Hz

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

1 / 17210 Hz * 1000 = 0.06 ms.