How many grams of a non-volatile solute (molar mass $40 \ g/mol$) must be added to $114 \ g$ of octane to reduce its vapour pressure by $20\%$ (in $g$)?

  • A
    $10$
  • B
    $11$
  • C
    $12$
  • D
    $9$

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