Dropped part of my power adapter in water - Help

I dropped part of my adapter connector (the part that connects to my Macbook) in a bowl of water. I quickly pulled it out and tried to dry it off. Someone suggested that I put it in some uncooked rice, so I'm trying that now.
I'm not really sure what to do. Is the adapter a gonner? Is it safe to try to connect it to my computer?

Thanks, that's what I'm doing, so hopefully it will work. But, is it dangerous to plug it back in to my computer (assuming I leave it in the rice overnight)?

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