712 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 712 Hz Wavelength?

A 712 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.48 meters, 48.2 cm, 1.58 feet (1 feet and 6.98 inches) or 18.98 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 = 712 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.48 meters, or 1.58 feet.

712 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 712 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 712 Hz wavelength (cm)712 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4042.989116.9249
-35-3143.447617.1054
-30-2243.901417.2840
-25-1344.350417.4608
-20-444.795017.6358
-15545.235217.8092
-101445.671217.9808
-52346.103118.1508
03246.530918.3193
54146.954818.4862
105047.375018.6516
155947.791418.8155
206848.204318.9781
257748.613719.1392
308649.019619.2990
359549.422219.4576
4010449.821519.6148

712 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 712 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 24.1 cm, 0.79 feet (0 feet and 9.49 inches) or 9.49 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 712 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 712 Hz wavelength = 0.48 meters, or 1.58 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

712 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.79
20.481.58
30.722.37
40.963.16
51.213.95

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

Given the relatively small 712 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 712 Hz To ms

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

Because a 712 Hz wave will ocillate 712 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 = 712 Hz

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

1 / 712 Hz * 1000 = 1.4 ms.