Explore speaker frequency and wavelength
Compare a low bass tone and a higher tone by entering their frequency. The wavelength gives a useful scale for thinking about a room.
Your experiment
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Why it works
wavelength = sound speed / frequency
Assumptions and limits
Assumes a uniform medium. 343 m/s approximates sound in room-temperature air; temperature changes the speed. The trace represents variation, not the path of an air particle.