7,220 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 7220 Hz Wavelength?

A 7220 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.05 meters, 4.75 cm, 0.16 feet (0 feet and 1.87 inches) or 1.87 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 = 7220 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.05 meters, or 0.16 feet.

7220 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 7220 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 7220 Hz wavelength (cm)7220 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-404.23941.6690
-35-314.28461.6868
-30-224.32931.7045
-25-134.37361.7219
-20-44.41751.7392
-1554.46091.7562
-10144.50391.7732
-5234.54651.7899
0324.58861.8066
5414.63041.8230
10504.67191.8393
15594.71301.8555
20684.75371.8715
25774.79401.8874
30864.83411.9032
35954.87381.9188
401044.91311.9343

7220 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 7220 Hz sound wave is 0.02 meters, 2.38 cm, 0.08 feet (0 feet and 0.94 inches) or 0.94 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 7220 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 7220 Hz wavelength = 0.05 meters, or 0.16 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

7220 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.020.08
20.050.16
30.070.23
40.100.31
50.120.39

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

Given the relatively small 7220 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 7220 Hz To ms

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

Because a 7220 Hz wave will ocillate 7220 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 = 7220 Hz

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

1 / 7220 Hz * 1000 = 0.14 ms.