4,520 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 4520 Hz Wavelength?

A 4520 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.08 meters, 7.59 cm, 0.25 feet (0 feet and 2.99 inches) or 2.99 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 = 4520 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.08 meters, or 0.25 feet.

4520 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 4520 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 4520 Hz wavelength (cm)4520 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-406.77172.6660
-35-316.84402.6945
-30-226.91542.7226
-25-136.98622.7505
-20-47.05622.7780
-1557.12562.8053
-10147.19422.8324
-5237.26232.8592
0327.32962.8857
5417.39642.9120
10507.46262.9380
15597.52822.9639
20687.59322.9895
25777.65773.0149
30867.72173.0400
35957.78513.0650
401047.84803.0898

4520 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 4520 Hz sound wave is 0.04 meters, 3.8 cm, 0.12 feet (0 feet and 1.49 inches) or 1.49 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 4520 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 4520 Hz wavelength = 0.08 meters, or 0.25 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

4520 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.040.12
20.080.25
30.110.37
40.150.50
50.190.62

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

Given the relatively small 4520 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 4520 Hz To ms

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

Because a 4520 Hz wave will ocillate 4520 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 = 4520 Hz

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

1 / 4520 Hz * 1000 = 0.22 ms.