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How to Convert Ton Per Year to Grams Per Second

Tons and grams measure mass while years and seconds measure time. Units of mass per unit of time represents flow rates. In order to convert between different rates, you need to convert each unit. For example, if you want to convert from tons per year to grams per second, you need to know how many grams are in each ton and how many seconds are in each year. Knowing these two conversion factors can help you convert in two steps or find the conversion factor to convert in just one step.

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Instructions

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  Multiply the number of tons per year by 1,016,047 (which is the number of grams per ton) to convert to grams per year. For example, if you start with 3 tons per year, multiply 3 by 1,016,047 to get 3,048,141 grams per year.
- 2
  Divide the number of grams per year by 31,536,000 (the number of seconds per year) to convert to grams per second. In this example, divide 3,048,141 by 31,536,000 to get 0.096655917 grams per second.
- 3
  Multiply the number of tons per year by 0.032218639 (the number of grams per second in each ton per year) to convert straight to grams per second. In this example, multiply 3 tons per year by 0.032218639 to get 0.096655917 grams per second.

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