Battery and Charger Compatibility

I accidentally made a post in the G4 list instead of G3, so here it is again, if someone can help:
Years ago I needed a new battery for my old 12" 600MHz iBook. When I went to get it that particular battery was out of stock, but there were some in stock for 500MHz iBooks (also 12"). I was told I couldn't use the battery from the 500MHz iBook because each battery for each iBook was unique, and if I put the wrong combo in the battery might explode or catch fire.
Nowadays it looks like several manufacturers (and maybe Apple as well) are offering "generic" replacements, as in "this battery will work with all 12" iBooks from 500MHz to 900MHz...." and "this charger is compatible with < then a long list of iBooks, PowerBooks, etc>"
How compatible are these batteries? I have a 500MHz Dual USB iBook and a 600MHz 16VRAM iBook, and after seeing some of these ads, I decided to go ahead and experiment by swapping the batteries. Even though I was told previously the two were not compatible (they DO have completely different part numbers), they appear to work and charge in one another....The batteries have not exploded causing my house to burn in flames!!
Are a lot of these batteries compatible with one another? Is there a list of what can and cannot be interchanged? I know you can't use a battery for a 14" in a 12" and vice versa, but how about batteries/chargers for the various 12" iBooks?
Thanks in advance!
Several Apples Mac OS X (10.4.11)

As Niel says, any same-size battery will work in either a G3 or G4 iBook, and, yes, I can confirm that the chargers are interchangeable as well.
Apple's adapter can be found at the online Apple Store here:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M89 43LL/A
(In case you need one.)

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