726 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 726 Hz Wavelength?

A 726 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.47 meters, 47.27 cm, 1.55 feet (1 feet and 6.61 inches) or 18.61 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 = 726 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.47 meters, or 1.55 feet.

726 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 726 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 726 Hz wavelength (cm)726 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4042.160116.5985
-35-3142.609816.7755
-30-2243.054816.9507
-25-1343.495217.1241
-20-443.931217.2958
-15544.362917.4657
-101444.790517.6341
-52345.214017.8008
03245.633617.9660
54146.049418.1297
105046.461418.2919
155946.869818.4527
206847.274718.6121
257747.676218.7702
308648.074318.9269
359548.469119.0823
4010448.860819.2365

726 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 726 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 23.64 cm, 0.78 feet (0 feet and 9.31 inches) or 9.31 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 726 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 726 Hz wavelength = 0.47 meters, or 1.55 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

726 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.78
20.471.55
30.712.33
40.953.10
51.183.88

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

Given the relatively small 726 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 726 Hz To ms

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

Because a 726 Hz wave will ocillate 726 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 = 726 Hz

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

1 / 726 Hz * 1000 = 1.38 ms.