How would you balance the following equation: Ag + HNO3(nitric acid) yields silver nitrate plus nitrogen monoxide plus hydrogen gas?

You don't have the products right. The products are NO (or NO2 depending upon th concentration of HNO3) + H2O. Do you want it balanced with the correct products or do you want me to try and balance the question you posted? [I'm not sure it can be done but I will try.]

To balance the chemical equation Ag + HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2, you need to ensure that there are an equal number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation. Here's how you can balance this equation step by step:

Step 1: Count the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation.

Ag + HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2
Ag: 1 Ag atom on the left, 1 Ag atom on the right
H: 1 H atom on the left, 2 H atoms on the right
N: 1 N atom on the left, 1 N atom on the right
O: 3 O atoms on the left, 3 O atoms on the right

Step 2: Start by balancing the atoms that appear in the fewest compounds. In this case, it is Ag.

Ag + HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2
1 Ag on the left, 1 Ag on the right

Step 3: Balance the next element, which is N.

Ag + HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2
1 N on the left, 1 N on the right

Step 4: Balance the element O.

Ag + HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2
3 O on the left, 3 O on the right

Step 5: Balance the element H.

Ag + HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2
1 H on the left, 2 H on the right
To balance the H atoms, you need to put a coefficient of 2 in front of HNO3.

2Ag + 2HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2

Now the equation is balanced, with an equal number of atoms on both sides:

2 Ag + 2 HNO3 → AgNO3 + NO + H2

Note that in chemical equations, coefficients represent the number of molecules or formula units, not just the number of atoms.