Solving Trimethylacetic Acid Concentration Questions

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Trimethylacetic acid (C4H11COOH) is identified as a weak monoprotic acid, which means it donates one proton. The concentration of trimethylacetic ion in a 0.0010 mol solution dissolved in 100 mL of water is 3.0 x 10^-4 mol/L. To calculate the pKa, the formula pKa = -log[Ka] is suggested, but the method to determine Ka is unclear. For neutralization with 0.2M KOH, the moles in the 100 mL solution need to be calculated, which involves understanding the concentration of the ion and the relationship between [H+] and [A^-]. The discussion highlights the need for clarity in unit conversions and the equilibrium expression for weak acids.
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Having some problems with the following question:

Trimethylacetic acid C_4 H_{11} COOHis a weak monoprotic acid. When 0.0010 mol of Trimethylacetic acid was dissolved in 100mL of water, the concentration of trimethylacetic ion was found to be 3.0 \times 10^{ - 4} mol.L^{ - 1}

a) What is monoprotic acid?
An Acid that donates only one proton.

b) Use the above data to work out pK_a for Trimethylacetic acid.
now pKa = -log[Ka] think? How would I go about working Ka out?

c) What volume of 0.2M KOH would be required to neutralise this solution of trimethylacetic acid?
For this I would just work out how many moles are in the 100mL solution, and then use that to work out how how much volume of KOH I would need to add.
However I'm unsure how to work out how many mols are in the 100mL solution, It's an easy units conversion problem I am sure, but I suck at it :(
 
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Look at the concentration of the ion.

If there's that much in the solution that exists as an ion, an equal amount must exist as H+.
 
Ka= \frac {[H^+][A^-]} {[HA]}

and

[H^+] = 10^{-7} + [A^-]
 
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