6,780 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 6780 Hz Wavelength?

A 6780 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.05 meters, 5.06 cm, 0.17 feet (0 feet and 1.99 inches) or 1.99 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 = 6780 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.05 meters, or 0.17 feet.

6780 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 6780 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 6780 Hz wavelength (cm)6780 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-404.51451.7774
-35-314.56261.7963
-30-224.61031.8151
-25-134.65751.8336
-20-44.70411.8520
-1554.75041.8702
-10144.79621.8882
-5234.84151.9061
0324.88641.9238
5414.93101.9413
10504.97511.9587
15595.01881.9759
20685.06221.9930
25775.10522.0099
30865.14782.0267
35955.19012.0433
401045.23202.0598

6780 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 6780 Hz sound wave is 0.03 meters, 2.53 cm, 0.08 feet (0 feet and 1 inches) or 1 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 6780 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 6780 Hz wavelength = 0.05 meters, or 0.17 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

6780 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.030.08
20.050.17
30.080.25
40.100.33
50.130.42

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

Given the relatively small 6780 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 6780 Hz To ms

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

Because a 6780 Hz wave will ocillate 6780 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 = 6780 Hz

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

1 / 6780 Hz * 1000 = 0.15 ms.