spin238Spin; 238 U: 4.468(6) × 10 9 a: 0+ Isotones and Isobars The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 146) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 238)Properties of the nuclide isotope Neptunium-238. Parent Nuclides. Direct parent isotope is: 242 Am. Nuclear Isomers. Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related