725 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 725 Hz Wavelength?

A 725 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.47 meters, 47.34 cm, 1.55 feet (1 feet and 6.64 inches) or 18.64 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 = 725 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.47 meters, or 1.55 feet.

725 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 725 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 725 Hz wavelength (cm)725 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4042.218316.6214
-35-3142.668616.7987
-30-2243.114216.9741
-25-1343.555217.1477
-20-443.991817.3196
-15544.424117.4898
-101444.852317.6584
-52345.276417.8253
03245.696617.9908
54146.112918.1547
105046.525518.3171
155946.934518.4781
206847.339918.6378
257747.742018.7960
308648.140618.9530
359548.536019.1087
4010448.928219.2631

725 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 725 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 23.67 cm, 0.78 feet (0 feet and 9.32 inches) or 9.32 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 725 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 725 Hz wavelength = 0.47 meters, or 1.55 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

725 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.78
20.471.55
30.712.33
40.953.11
51.183.88

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

Given the relatively small 725 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 725 Hz To ms

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

Because a 725 Hz wave will ocillate 725 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 = 725 Hz

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

1 / 725 Hz * 1000 = 1.38 ms.