The common radius of curvature ' r^', when two soap bubbles with radii r1 and r2(r1>r2) come in

step 1 In this problem here let the value of r1 is greater than r2. The radii of soap bubble are r1 r2

The common radius of curvature ' r^', when two soap bubbles...

The common radius of curvature ' $r^{\prime}$, when two soap bubbles with radii $r_{1}$ and $r_{2}\left(r_{1}>r_{2}\right)$ come in contact, is:
(a) $r=\frac{r_{1}+r_{2}}{2}$
(b) $r=\frac{r_{1} r_{2}}{r_{1}-r_{2}}$
(c) $r=\frac{r_{1} r_{2}}{r_{1}+r_{2}}$
(d) $r=\sqrt{r_{1} r_{2}}$

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