It has been found that the $\mathrm{pH}$ of a $0.01 \mathrm{M}$ solution of an organic acid is $4.15$. Calculate the concentration of the anion, the ionization constant of the acid and its $\mathrm{pK}_{\mathrm{a}}$.
Let the organic acid be HA.
$\Rightarrow \mathrm{HA} \longleftrightarrow \mathrm{H}^{+}+\mathrm{A}^{-}$
Concentration of $\mathrm{HA}=0.01 \mathrm{M}$
$\mathrm{pH}=4.15$
$-\log \left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=4.15$
$\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=7.08 \times 10^{-5}$
Now, $K_{a}=\frac{\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{A}^{-}\right]}{[\mathrm{HA}]}$
$\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=\left[\mathrm{A}^{-}\right]=7.08 \times 10^{-5}$
$[\mathrm{HA}]=0.01$
Then,
$K_{o}=\frac{\left(7.08 \times 10^{-5}\right)\left(7.08 \times 10^{-5}\right)}{0.01}$
$K_{a}=5.01 \times 10^{-7}$
$p K_{a}=-\log K_{a}$
$=-\log \left(5.01 \times 10^{-7}\right)$
$p K_{a}=6.3001$