563 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 563 Hz Wavelength?

A 563 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.61 meters, 60.96 cm, 2 feet (2 feet and 0 inches) or 24 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 = 563 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.61 meters, or 2 feet.

563 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 563 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 563 Hz wavelength (cm)563 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4054.366321.4041
-35-3154.946221.6324
-30-2255.520021.8583
-25-1356.088022.0819
-20-456.650222.3032
-15557.206922.5224
-101457.758322.7395
-52358.304422.9545
03258.845523.1675
54159.381623.3786
105059.913023.5878
155960.439623.7951
206860.961724.0007
257761.479424.2045
308661.992824.4066
359562.501924.6071
4010463.007024.8059

563 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 563 Hz sound wave is 0.3 meters, 30.48 cm, 1 feet (1 feet and 0 inches) or 12 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 563 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 563 Hz wavelength = 0.61 meters, or 2 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

563 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.301.00
20.612.00
30.913.00
41.224.00
51.525.00

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

Given the relatively small 563 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 563 Hz To ms

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

Because a 563 Hz wave will ocillate 563 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 = 563 Hz

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

1 / 563 Hz * 1000 = 1.78 ms.