7,680 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 7680 Hz Wavelength?

A 7680 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.04 meters, 4.47 cm, 0.15 feet (0 feet and 1.76 inches) or 1.76 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 = 7680 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.04 meters, or 0.15 feet.

7680 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 7680 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 7680 Hz wavelength (cm)7680 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-403.98541.5691
-35-314.02801.5858
-30-224.07001.6024
-25-134.11171.6188
-20-44.15291.6350
-1554.19371.6511
-10144.23411.6670
-5234.27411.6827
0324.31381.6983
5414.35311.7138
10504.39211.7292
15594.43071.7444
20684.46891.7594
25774.50691.7744
30864.54451.7892
35954.58181.8039
401044.61891.8185

7680 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 7680 Hz sound wave is 0.02 meters, 2.23 cm, 0.07 feet (0 feet and 0.88 inches) or 0.88 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 7680 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 7680 Hz wavelength = 0.04 meters, or 0.15 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

7680 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.020.07
20.040.15
30.070.22
40.090.29
50.110.37

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

Given the relatively small 7680 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 7680 Hz To ms

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

Because a 7680 Hz wave will ocillate 7680 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 = 7680 Hz

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

1 / 7680 Hz * 1000 = 0.13 ms.