Vinegar (pH 3) and Soap/Bleach (pH 12/13) are in the opposite ends of the pH scale but are both used to clean surfaces effectively. Can someone explain why this is so?

Question

What is in vinegar that makes it clean well, and what is in soap/bleach that makes it clean well despite both being in opposite ends of the scale? And is it advisable to use one before the other for maximum effectiveness?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Blue gatorade and red gatorade are in the opposite ends of the visible light spectrum but are both used to hydrate people effectively. Can someone explain so?
It’s just the colour. It’s just the pH.