729 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 729 Hz Wavelength?

A 729 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.47 meters, 47.08 cm, 1.54 feet (1 feet and 6.54 inches) or 18.54 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 = 729 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.47 meters, or 1.54 feet.

729 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 729 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 729 Hz wavelength (cm)729 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4041.986616.5302
-35-3142.434516.7065
-30-2242.877616.8809
-25-1343.316217.0536
-20-443.750417.2246
-15544.180417.3938
-101444.606217.5615
-52345.028017.7275
03245.445817.8921
54145.859918.0551
105046.270218.2166
155946.677018.3768
206847.080218.5355
257747.480018.6929
308647.876518.8490
359548.269719.0038
4010448.659719.1574

729 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 729 Hz sound wave is 0.24 meters, 23.54 cm, 0.77 feet (0 feet and 9.27 inches) or 9.27 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 729 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 729 Hz wavelength = 0.47 meters, or 1.54 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

729 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.240.77
20.471.54
30.712.32
40.943.09
51.183.86

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

Given the relatively small 729 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 729 Hz To ms

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

Because a 729 Hz wave will ocillate 729 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 = 729 Hz

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

1 / 729 Hz * 1000 = 1.37 ms.