When two soap bubbles of radii \( a \) and \( b \) \( (b > a) \) coalesce, the radius of curvature of common surface is:
\( \dfrac{ab}{a + b} \)
\( \dfrac{b - a}{ab} \)
\( \dfrac{ab}{b - a} \)
\( \dfrac{a + b}{ab} \)