807 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 807 Hz Wavelength?

A 807 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.43 meters, 42.53 cm, 1.4 feet (1 feet and 4.74 inches) or 16.74 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 = 807 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.43 meters, or 1.4 feet.

807 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 807 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 807 Hz wavelength (cm)807 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4037.928414.9325
-35-3138.333015.0917
-30-2238.733315.2493
-25-1339.129515.4053
-20-439.521815.5597
-15539.910215.7127
-101440.294815.8641
-52340.675816.0141
03241.053316.1627
54141.427316.3100
105041.798016.4559
155942.165416.6006
206842.529716.7440
257742.890916.8862
308643.249017.0272
359543.604217.1670
4010443.956517.3057

807 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 807 Hz sound wave is 0.21 meters, 21.26 cm, 0.7 feet (0 feet and 8.37 inches) or 8.37 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 807 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 807 Hz wavelength = 0.43 meters, or 1.4 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

807 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.210.70
20.431.40
30.642.09
40.852.79
51.063.49

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

Given the relatively small 807 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 807 Hz To ms

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

Because a 807 Hz wave will ocillate 807 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 = 807 Hz

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

1 / 807 Hz * 1000 = 1.24 ms.