779 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 779 Hz Wavelength?

A 779 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.44 meters, 44.06 cm, 1.45 feet (1 feet and 5.35 inches) or 17.35 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 = 779 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.44 meters, or 1.45 feet.

779 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 779 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 779 Hz wavelength (cm)779 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4039.291715.4692
-35-3139.710815.6342
-30-2240.125515.7974
-25-1340.536015.9590
-20-440.942316.1190
-15541.344716.2774
-101441.743116.4343
-52342.137816.5897
03242.528916.7437
54142.916416.8962
105043.300417.0474
155943.681017.1972
206844.058417.3458
257744.432517.4931
308644.803517.6392
359545.171517.7841
4010445.536517.9278

779 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 779 Hz sound wave is 0.22 meters, 22.03 cm, 0.72 feet (0 feet and 8.67 inches) or 8.67 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 779 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 779 Hz wavelength = 0.44 meters, or 1.45 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

779 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.220.72
20.441.45
30.662.17
40.882.89
51.103.61

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

Given the relatively small 779 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 779 Hz To ms

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

Because a 779 Hz wave will ocillate 779 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 = 779 Hz

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

1 / 779 Hz * 1000 = 1.28 ms.