Will a charger from an original MacBook work with a newly bought MacBook?

I bought my MacBook in June 2006, shortly after they introduced it. My girlfriend just bought a MacBook for herself yesterday. But she forgot to bring her charger this weekend when coming into town. Would my charger work for her computer, or would that cause it to short out? (Both machines are black)
Thanks

There's basically one type of 60W adapter for the MacBook, and all should be interchangeable.

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