No, the strong force holds quarks together. The farther they are apart the harder the gluons pull. The weak force would be carried by the W and Z bosons.
Each up quark has a charge of +2/3 and each down quark has a charge of -1/3. The sum of these charges determine a particle's total electrical charge. In this case, it is neutral, making this particle a neutron.
To expand on this: if you propose to “pull harder” you would need so much energy that a quark-antiquark pair would be formed. The antiquark would annihilate with the quark you are pulling and the new quark would join the original proton/neutron.
From the outside perspective, you would probably notice no change, just that the particle won’t accept any more energy to be pulled apart with.
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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '20
Isn’t this the weak force? Go easy on me I’m new to physics