727 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 727 Hz Wavelength?

A 727 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.47 meters, 47.21 cm, 1.55 feet (1 feet and 6.59 inches) or 18.59 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 = 727 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.47 meters, or 1.55 feet.

727 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 727 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 727 Hz wavelength (cm)727 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4042.102116.5756
-35-3142.551216.7524
-30-2242.995616.9274
-25-1343.435417.1005
-20-443.870817.2720
-15544.301917.4417
-101444.728917.6098
-52345.151817.7763
03245.570817.9413
54145.986018.1047
105046.397518.2667
155946.805418.4273
206847.209718.5865
257747.610618.7443
308648.008218.9009
359548.402519.0561
4010448.793619.2101

727 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 727 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 23.6 cm, 0.77 feet (0 feet and 9.29 inches) or 9.29 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 727 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 727 Hz wavelength = 0.47 meters, or 1.55 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

727 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.77
20.471.55
30.712.32
40.943.10
51.183.87

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

Given the relatively small 727 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 727 Hz To ms

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

Because a 727 Hz wave will ocillate 727 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 = 727 Hz

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

1 / 727 Hz * 1000 = 1.38 ms.