Eli5- why are drain cleaners basic instead of acidic

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Drain cleaners are relatively as basic as it comes, why is that advantageous over something extremely acidic when those type things are famous for melting away organic material?

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They are made to solve grease. Even low level basics solve grease while you need a high level acid to do the same. The problem is that high level acids solve a lot of other things to.

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