645 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 645 Hz Wavelength?

A 645 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.53 meters, 53.21 cm, 1.75 feet (1 feet and 8.95 inches) or 20.95 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 = 645 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.53 meters, or 1.75 feet.

645 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 645 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 645 Hz wavelength (cm)645 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4047.454718.6829
-35-3147.960818.8822
-30-2248.461719.0794
-25-1348.957419.2746
-20-449.448219.4678
-15549.934119.6591
-101450.415419.8486
-52350.892120.0362
03251.364320.2222
54151.832320.4064
105052.296120.5890
155952.755820.7700
206853.211620.9494
257753.663421.1273
308654.111521.3038
359554.556021.4787
4010454.996821.6523

645 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 645 Hz sound wave is 0.27 meters, 26.61 cm, 0.87 feet (0 feet and 10.47 inches) or 10.47 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 645 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 645 Hz wavelength = 0.53 meters, or 1.75 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

645 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.270.87
20.531.75
30.802.62
41.063.49
51.334.36

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

Given the relatively small 645 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 645 Hz To ms

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

Because a 645 Hz wave will ocillate 645 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 = 645 Hz

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

1 / 645 Hz * 1000 = 1.55 ms.