723 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 723 Hz Wavelength?

A 723 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.47 meters, 47.47 cm, 1.56 feet (1 feet and 6.69 inches) or 18.69 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 = 723 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.47 meters, or 1.56 feet.

723 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 723 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 723 Hz wavelength (cm)723 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4042.335116.6673
-35-3142.786616.8451
-30-2243.233417.0210
-25-1343.675717.1952
-20-444.113517.3675
-15544.547017.5382
-101444.976417.7072
-52345.401617.8747
03245.823018.0405
54146.240518.2049
105046.654218.3678
155947.064318.5293
206847.470918.6893
257747.874018.8480
308648.273819.0054
359548.670319.1615
4010449.063519.3163

723 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 723 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 23.74 cm, 0.78 feet (0 feet and 9.34 inches) or 9.34 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 723 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 723 Hz wavelength = 0.47 meters, or 1.56 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

723 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.78
20.471.56
30.712.34
40.953.11
51.193.89

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

Given the relatively small 723 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 723 Hz To ms

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

Because a 723 Hz wave will ocillate 723 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 = 723 Hz

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

1 / 723 Hz * 1000 = 1.38 ms.