673 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 673 Hz Wavelength?

A 673 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.51 meters, 51 cm, 1.67 feet (1 feet and 8.08 inches) or 20.08 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 = 673 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.51 meters, or 1.67 feet.

673 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 673 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 673 Hz wavelength (cm)673 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4045.480317.9056
-35-3145.965418.0966
-30-2246.445418.2856
-25-1346.920518.4727
-20-447.390918.6578
-15547.856618.8412
-101448.317819.0228
-52348.774719.2026
03249.227319.3808
54149.675819.5574
105050.120319.7324
155950.560919.9059
206850.997720.0778
257751.430820.2483
308651.860220.4174
359552.286220.5851
4010452.708720.7514

673 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 673 Hz sound wave is 0.25 meters, 25.5 cm, 0.84 feet (0 feet and 10.04 inches) or 10.04 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 673 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 673 Hz wavelength = 0.51 meters, or 1.67 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

673 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.250.84
20.511.67
30.762.51
41.023.35
51.274.18

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

Given the relatively small 673 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 673 Hz To ms

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

Because a 673 Hz wave will ocillate 673 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 = 673 Hz

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

1 / 673 Hz * 1000 = 1.49 ms.