765 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 765 Hz Wavelength?

A 765 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.45 meters, 44.86 cm, 1.47 feet (1 feet and 5.66 inches) or 17.66 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 = 765 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.45 meters, or 1.47 feet.

765 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 765 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 765 Hz wavelength (cm)765 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4040.010815.7523
-35-3140.437515.9203
-30-2240.859816.0865
-25-1341.277816.2511
-20-441.691616.4140
-15542.101316.5753
-101442.507116.7351
-52342.909016.8933
03243.307217.0501
54143.701817.2054
105044.092817.3594
155944.480417.5120
206844.864717.6633
257745.245617.8132
308645.623517.9620
359545.998218.1095
4010446.369818.2558

765 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 765 Hz sound wave is 0.22 meters, 22.43 cm, 0.74 feet (0 feet and 8.83 inches) or 8.83 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 765 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 765 Hz wavelength = 0.45 meters, or 1.47 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

765 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.220.74
20.451.47
30.672.21
40.902.94
51.123.68

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

Given the relatively small 765 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 765 Hz To ms

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

Because a 765 Hz wave will ocillate 765 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 = 765 Hz

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

1 / 765 Hz * 1000 = 1.31 ms.