677 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 677 Hz Wavelength?

A 677 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.51 meters, 50.7 cm, 1.66 feet (1 feet and 7.96 inches) or 19.96 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 = 677 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.51 meters, or 1.66 feet.

677 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 677 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 677 Hz wavelength (cm)677 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4045.211617.7998
-35-3145.693817.9897
-30-2246.171018.1776
-25-1346.643318.3635
-20-447.110918.5476
-15547.573818.7299
-101448.032418.9104
-52348.486519.0892
03248.936519.2663
54149.382319.4419
105049.824219.6158
155950.262219.7883
206850.696419.9592
257751.126920.1287
308651.553820.2968
359551.977220.4635
4010452.397220.6288

677 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 677 Hz sound wave is 0.25 meters, 25.35 cm, 0.83 feet (0 feet and 9.98 inches) or 9.98 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 677 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 677 Hz wavelength = 0.51 meters, or 1.66 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

677 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.250.83
20.511.66
30.762.49
41.013.33
51.274.16

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

Given the relatively small 677 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 677 Hz To ms

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

Because a 677 Hz wave will ocillate 677 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 = 677 Hz

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

1 / 677 Hz * 1000 = 1.48 ms.