7,720 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 7720 Hz Wavelength?

A 7720 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.04 meters, 4.45 cm, 0.15 feet (0 feet and 1.75 inches) or 1.75 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 = 7720 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.04 meters, or 0.15 feet.

7720 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 7720 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 7720 Hz wavelength (cm)7720 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-403.96481.5609
-35-314.00711.5776
-30-224.04891.5941
-25-134.09041.6104
-20-44.13141.6265
-1554.17201.6425
-10144.21221.6583
-5234.25201.6740
0324.29151.6895
5414.33061.7049
10504.36931.7202
15594.40771.7353
20684.44581.7503
25774.48351.7652
30864.52101.7799
35954.55811.7945
401044.59491.8090

7720 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 7720 Hz sound wave is 0.02 meters, 2.22 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 7720 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 7720 Hz wavelength = 0.04 meters, or 0.15 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

7720 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.020.07
20.040.15
30.070.22
40.090.29
50.110.36

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

Given the relatively small 7720 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 7720 Hz To ms

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

Because a 7720 Hz wave will ocillate 7720 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 = 7720 Hz

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

1 / 7720 Hz * 1000 = 0.13 ms.