741 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 741 Hz Wavelength?

A 741 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.46 meters, 46.32 cm, 1.52 feet (1 feet and 6.24 inches) or 18.24 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 = 741 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.46 meters, or 1.52 feet.

741 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 741 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 741 Hz wavelength (cm)741 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4041.306716.2625
-35-3141.747316.4359
-30-2242.183216.6076
-25-1342.614716.7775
-20-443.041916.9456
-15543.464917.1122
-101443.883817.2771
-52344.298817.4405
03244.709917.6023
54145.117217.7627
105045.520917.9216
155945.921118.0792
206846.317818.2353
257746.711118.3902
308647.101118.5438
359547.488018.6961
4010447.871718.8471

741 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 741 Hz sound wave is 0.23 meters, 23.16 cm, 0.76 feet (0 feet and 9.12 inches) or 9.12 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 741 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 741 Hz wavelength = 0.46 meters, or 1.52 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

741 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.230.76
20.461.52
30.692.28
40.933.04
51.163.80

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

Given the relatively small 741 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 741 Hz To ms

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

Because a 741 Hz wave will ocillate 741 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 = 741 Hz

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

1 / 741 Hz * 1000 = 1.35 ms.