716 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 716 Hz Wavelength?

A 716 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.48 meters, 47.94 cm, 1.57 feet (1 feet and 6.87 inches) or 18.87 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 = 716 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.48 meters, or 1.57 feet.

716 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 716 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 716 Hz wavelength (cm)716 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4042.749016.8303
-35-3143.204917.0098
-30-2243.656117.1874
-25-1344.102717.3633
-20-444.544817.5373
-15544.982517.7097
-101445.416117.8803
-52345.845518.0494
03246.270918.2169
54146.692518.3829
105047.110318.5474
155947.524518.7104
206847.935018.8720
257748.342119.0323
308648.745719.1912
359549.146119.3489
4010449.543219.5052

716 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 716 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 23.97 cm, 0.79 feet (0 feet and 9.44 inches) or 9.44 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 716 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 716 Hz wavelength = 0.48 meters, or 1.57 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

716 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.79
20.481.57
30.722.36
40.963.15
51.203.93

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

Given the relatively small 716 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 716 Hz To ms

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

Because a 716 Hz wave will ocillate 716 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 = 716 Hz

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

1 / 716 Hz * 1000 = 1.4 ms.