Xcode with old MacBook

Hello all,
Wanting to work along some of the countless videos of iOS App tutorials, I have borrowed a friends MacBook that would need an OS upgrade to run a sufficient version of Xcode. Current specifications are as follows:
MacBook 13" Late 2007 (based on serial number identifier)
2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
4Gb 667 DDR2 RAM
25Gb free space
Wanting to run the latest Xcode possible, I will need to first upgrade to Mountain Lion. Will this be possible with current hardware details?
Help is much appreciated.
Regards
Rob

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
OS X Mountain Lion and Mavericks need a Late 2008 Aluminum or Early 2009 or newer MacBook, so you cannot run the most recent OS X version nor the latest Xcode version. Instead, you can use old Xcode versions, but they are useless if you want to make iOS apps.
There are illegal ways of running OS X Mountain Lion and Mavericks, but they are not allowed and put your Mac in risk.

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