739 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 739 Hz Wavelength?

A 739 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.46 meters, 46.44 cm, 1.52 feet (1 feet and 6.28 inches) or 18.28 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 = 739 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.46 meters, or 1.52 feet.

739 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 739 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 739 Hz wavelength (cm)739 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4041.418516.3065
-35-3141.860216.4804
-30-2242.297416.6525
-25-1342.730116.8229
-20-443.158416.9915
-15543.582517.1585
-101444.002617.3238
-52344.418617.4877
03244.830917.6499
54145.239317.8108
105045.644117.9701
155946.045318.1281
206846.443118.2847
257746.837518.4400
308647.228618.5939
359547.616518.7467
4010448.001318.8981

739 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 739 Hz sound wave is 0.23 meters, 23.22 cm, 0.76 feet (0 feet and 9.14 inches) or 9.14 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 739 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 739 Hz wavelength = 0.46 meters, or 1.52 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

739 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.230.76
20.461.52
30.702.29
40.933.05
51.163.81

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

Given the relatively small 739 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 739 Hz To ms

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

Because a 739 Hz wave will ocillate 739 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 = 739 Hz

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

1 / 739 Hz * 1000 = 1.35 ms.