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A tonne is a measure of mass. A gallon is a measure of volume. The two measure different things and, according to basic principles of dimensional analysis, conversion from one to the other is not valid.

If you are not convinced, consider a gallon of air. How many tonnes (or grams)? Next consider a gallon of Mercury. How many kilograms?

The volume occupied by a gallon of air and of water will clearly be very different. So there is no direct conversion between mass and volume: you need to know the density of the substance to enable you to carry out the conversion.

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Metric tons can't be converted to gallons. Metric tons measure mass, while gallons measure volume.

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